The European Swing got going again that week as the DP World Tour returned to Belgium for the $2,750,000 Soudal Open.
Thomas Detry was likely the headline act that week as he, almost unbelievably, searched for his first DP World Tour win after five runner-up finishes. The 2025 WM Phoenix Open champion on the PGA TOUR had narrowly kept his card the previous year but enjoyed a promising start to 2026 across the Opening and International Swings. Matthis Besard – a 2023 Q School graduate – was also in the field as he looked to get back on Tour among a total of eight professional and five amateur Belgian stars, also containing a certain Miracle of Medinah star…….
Arguably, Belgian golf’s biggest star of the modern era, Nicolas Colsaerts played his 505th and final DP World Tour event that week. After a debut at the 1998 Dutch Open, the following 28 years saw him win three DP World Tour titles and famously play in the 2012 Ryder Cup where Europe completed that incredible comeback from 10-6 down for victory. He also served as a Ryder Cup Vice Captain and exited the stage on home soil.
Premlall looked to extend his lead at the top of the Swing Rankings and was joined by fellow 2026 winners Mikael Lindberg, Jordan Gumberg, Casey Jarvis, Freddy Schott, Nacho Elvira and Jayden Schaper. Jarvis and Schaper were both looking for third wins of the season as they attempted to chase down Patrick Reed at the top of the Race to Dubai Rankings Delivered by DP World. Recent Abu Dhabi Championship and Rolex Series winners Paul Waring and Victor Perez teed it up that week, as did a strong contingent of HotelPlanner Tour and Qualifying School graduates looking to make their mark.
Richard Sterne played one of the shots of his life to claim his first DP World Tour title in 13 years at the 2026 Soudal Open.
Trailing countryman Zander Lombard for most of the day, the South African timed his attack to perfection, making a stunning eagle at the 17th hole to move to 18 under par and go atop of a stacked leaderboard at Rinkven International Golf Club.
Here’s the prize money breakdown for each golfer at the 2026 Soudal Open
Position Name Money Earned
1 Richard Sterne €402,686.27
2 Marcus Armitage €130,438.77
2 Jorge Campillo €130,438.77
2 Kota Kaneko €130,438.77
2 Marcus Kinhult €130,438.77
2 Jacob Skov Olesen €130,438.77
2 Victor Perez €130,438.77
8 MJ Daffue €48,796.10
8 Gregorio De Leo €48,796.10
8 Nathan Kimsey €48,796.10
8 Zander Lombard €48,796.10
8 Ben Schmidt €48,796.10
13 Albin Bergstrom €35,649.58
13 Andrew Johnston €35,649.58
13 Tom Vaillant €35,649.58
13 Darius Van Driel €35,649.58
17 Wenyi Ding €29,561.91
17 Francesco Laporta €29,561.91
17 Mikael Lindberg €29,561.91
17 Jeff Winther €29,561.91
17 Fabrizio Zanotti €29,561.91
22 Eugenio Chacarra €26,411.48
22 Casey Jarvis €26,411.48
24 Jack Buchanan €23,568.99
24 Martin Couvra €23,568.99
24 Ricardo Gouveia €23,568.99
24 Alexander Levy €23,568.99
24 Eddie Pepperell €23,568.99
24 Jayden Schaper €23,568.99
30 Davis Bryant €17,744.04
30 Jens Dantorp €17,744.04
30 Manuel Elvira €17,744.04
30 Oliver Lindell €17,744.04
30 Renato Paratore €17,744.04
30 Yurav Premlall €17,744.04
30 David Ravetto €17,744.04
30 Marcel Schneider €17,744.04
30 Jason Scrivener €17,744.04
30 Euan Walker €17,744.04
30 Paul Waring €17,744.04
41 Cameron Adam €13,501.83
41 Jonathan Broomhead €13,501.83
41 Sean Crocker €13,501.83
41 Andreas Halvorsen €13,501.83
41 Yanhan Zhou €13,501.83
47 Matthew Baldwin €10,896.22
47 Clement Charmasson €10,896.22
47 Joe Dean €10,896.22
47 Julien Guerrier €10,896.22
47 Rocco Repetto Taylor €10,896.22
47 Andy Sullivan €10,896.22
53 Ivan Cantero €8,290.60
53 Thomas Detry €8,290.60
53 Rikuya Hoshino €8,290.60
53 Romain Langasque €8,290.60
53 Matteo Manassero €8,290.60
53 Marcel Siem €8,290.60
59 Calum Hill €6,987.79
59 Yuto Katsuragawa €6,987.79
59 Maximilian Steinlechner €6,987.79
59 Kristof Ulenaers €6,987.79
63 Adam Blomme €5,921.86
63 Hennie Du Plessis €5,921.86
63 Scott Jamieson €5,921.86
63 Sadom Kaewkanjana €5,921.86
63 Yuvraj Sandhu €5,921.86
68 Quentin Debove €5,211.23
70 Gavin Green €4,737.49
70 Caleb Surratt €4,737.49
70 Nicolai Von Dellingshausen €4,737.49
73 Ross Fisher €3,553.11
74 Joost Luiten €3,548.61
74 Connor Syme €3,548.61
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