Staff WriterThe Rolex Grand Final at Club de Golf Alcanada has turned into a five-man free-for-all, with Stefano Mazzoli, Félix Mory, Euan Walker, Lars van Meijel and Daniel Young locked at eight under par heading into the weekend.
The season finale of the HotelPlanner Tour’s 2025 Road to Mallorca series has delivered everything expected of a closing showdown—pressure, precision, and a fair bit of patience.
As the sun set over Alcúdia, five players found themselves sharing the top of the leaderboard in the 29th and final event of the season, each chasing one of 20 coveted DP World Tour cards. The Rolex Grand Final, supported by The R&A, has once again lived up to its reputation as a career-defining battleground.
Van Meijel, the 29-year-old Dutchman, looked composed throughout his four-under-par 68, rolling in five birdies and limiting the damage to a single bogey.
The round puts him on course for a remarkable leap of 19 places into 16th on the season-long rankings. “I’m happy. I played really well today,” said Van Meijel. “The wind was a different wind today which made it trickier and the par fives were playing tougher but I stayed patient especially at the start of the round which is tougher. I then took advantage of the back nine.
You have two par fives [on the back nine], with one reachable one, so you have a couple of chances. It’s a bit wider off the tee too. I’m just trying to be super committed to every swing I make.”
Scotland’s Daniel Young, who began the week inside the top ten, carded another 68 to stay firmly in the hunt. It wasn’t flawless—eight birdies were offset by four bogeys—but it was gritty golf from a player who knows how to grind when it matters.
“I would’ve taken another four under,” said Young. “It probably wasn’t quite as clean as yesterday. A few more birdies and a few more bogeys so it was a bit up and down. I thought it was bit trickier today with the wind, and the front nine is tricky.
It’s awkward. I think you’ve just got to be patient. My game has been good coming in here, so I know it’s solid enough to make some birdies. The greens are very good so you can make some putts. You’re going to get chances.”
Overnight leader Euan Walker looked wobbly early with two bogeys on his front nine, but the Scot found another gear when it counted. An eagle two at the par-four 15th and a birdie on 18 lifted him back into a share of the lead.
“Over the last four holes, I couldn’t have done any better than I did today,” Walker admitted. “You get it both ways in golf. For parts of the front nine I couldn’t have done any worse from some of the positions I put myself in. I put myself in some great positions but couldn’t have made a worse score. Thankfully it turned around on the last four holes.”
Italy’s Mazzoli, also part of the final group, matched Walker’s steady recovery. His ball striking was sharp, his focus sharper. “I feel like I actually played better than yesterday,” he said.
“With the wind switching compared to yesterday, the course was playing a little tougher. It was definitely harder on the front nine, and the par fives weren’t as reachable as yesterday. I’m really pleased with how I played and hopefully I can keep going.”
Joining the party, France’s Félix Mory showcased resilience when the course bit back early. “The front played tricky today. I made a really good par on the second hole after two horrible lies in the rough,” he said.
“I hit a good swing on the third shot and hit it to a metre and made a par which kept the momentum. Then I played the back nine well. I made a few good birdies. It was playing tough. I feel like today there weren’t as many given birdies, so it wasn’t easy and I’m happy with the score I shot.”
Just one shot back, Scotland’s David Law sits in sixth, while two-time DP World Tour winner James Morrison produced a brilliant five-under 67 to move into seventh alongside Norway’s Baard Skogen, Spain’s Rocco Repetto Taylor, and Italy’s Renato Paratore at six under.
Further down, South African JC Ritchie, sitting at four under, is projected to finish the season as Road to Mallorca Number One, with Law expected to take second.
The Rolex Grand Final isn’t merely a tournament—it’s the finish line of a season-long test of nerve, consistency, and ambition.
Every swing this weekend at Alcanada could mean the difference between teeing it up on the DP World Tour or starting over again next season. And with five men sharing the lead, one thing’s for certain: this story’s far from over.
