David GonzalezThe Dormy Open delivered a home winner and a useful lesson in Sunday patience as Christofer Blomstrand closed with a three-under-par 67 at Kristianstad Golf Club, reaching 11 under and beating David Lundgren and Wilco Nienaber by two shots.
On a day when the conditions were awkward and the leaderboard refused to behave itself, the 34-year-old Swede found the shots that mattered most.
Dormy Open final round starts with a Swedish duel
Blomstrand began the final round level with Lundgren, which meant there was little room for idle thought and even less for decorative golf. Lundgren’s dropped shot at the second briefly gave Blomstrand the advantage, only for his fellow Swede to answer with a birdie at the sixth.
The first decisive change arrived at the par-five eighth. Blomstrand made eagle there for the second day running, an efficient habit if one can arrange it, and moved two clear.
He later explained that the morning had not felt especially promising.
“I was trying to be smart at the start,” he added. “I was feeling tired this morning, so my biggest goal was to make sure I had the energy today.
“The eighth hole was a very important moment in the round. My only bad shot was on 12 today, but then on 14 I hit a great shot that hit the pin. I managed to fly the bunker on 17 and had 53 metres to the pin, and it felt amazing to chip that one up to a couple of feet.
“I was quite nervous this morning and a little bit on the front nine. David was playing nicely and Wilco came on strong at the end, so I knew I needed to up my game. I was super happy with the birdies I made coming in to have a two-shot lead heading down the last.”
Blomstrand finds the answer after the lead disappears
Any suggestion that the eighth had settled matters lasted only as long as most Sunday certainties do. Lundgren birdied the 10th, and Blomstrand’s bogey at the 12th brought them level again with six holes remaining.
That was the point at which the winner separated himself from the rest.
A precise approach into the 15th left a straightforward birdie, restoring the advantage at the moment the round was beginning to tighten. Then came the penultimate hole, where a sharp wedge created another birdie chance and, with it, a two-shot cushion for the 18th.
The closing par was almost administrative. After the churn of the previous few hours, that probably counted as luxury.
A third HotelPlanner Tour title changes the season
The victory is Blomstrand’s third on the HotelPlanner Tour and his second this month. He won in Finland two years ago, returned to the winner’s circle earlier in August at the Scottish Challenge supported by The R&A, and has now added a home title in Åhus.
“This month, the whole of August, has been fantastic to me,” Blomstrand said.
“I’ve played some very good golf and I hope I can continue this level and see where I end up at the end of the season.
“This is the first time I’ve won at home in front of my family which means so much to me.”
That final point gives the result its emotional weight. Rankings matter, promotion matters and trophies do not become less shiny with age. But winning in front of family on home soil has a different register entirely.
Road to Mallorca lead puts promotion in view
There is also the rather practical consequence of being very good at the right time. Blomstrand’s Dormy Open victory moves him to the top of the Road to Mallorca Rankings and strengthens his position in the race for promotion to the DP World Tour for the 2027 season.
Pablo Ereno slips to second, with MJ Daffue third. Julien Sale rises to fourth and Hamish Brown completes the current top five.
Behind the leading trio in Sweden, Hurly Long also signed for a closing 67 to finish alone in fourth at seven under. Kieran Vincent, Jonathan Gøth-Rasmussen and Wil Besseling shared fifth, one shot further back.
From Åhus to the Rosa Challenge Tour
The HotelPlanner Tour now moves to Konopiska, Poland, for the Rosa Challenge Tour from September 3–6.
Blomstrand will arrive there carrying more than a trophy. Two wins in August, first place on the Road to Mallorca and the calm of a player who has just answered every awkward Sunday question are useful travelling companions.
At Kristianstad, the decisive moments were not loud. An eagle at eight, an approach at 15, a wedge at 17 and one uncomplicated par to finish. Golf often spends four days creating drama, then lets the winner settle it with a few quiet swings.
