Hugo Townsend is a winner on the HotelPlanner Tour after coming through a dramatic final day of the GAC Rosa Challenge Tour to win by two shots at Rosa Golf Club.
The Swede saw a five-shot overnight lead disappear by the tenth hole on Sunday, before birdieing two of his last five holes to reach 15 under par for the week and win by two from German Anton Albers.
Townsend, who climbs to a season-high 10th in the Road to Mallorca Rankings with victory, was delighted to come out on top on a day of high drama in Poland.
“I’m shocked,” he said. “Obviously over the moon, but it was a stressful, stressful day.
“I played great the first five holes and felt like it was going to be a walk in the park, and then I hit two poor tee shots, and I had to start from scratch again.
“I saw my good friend Tobias (Jonsson) making a charge, and he’s so good, so I was worried about him. I’m just lucky that I one-upped him today.
“I wasn’t putting as well from mid-range today but then on the back nine I holed two great putts again. There’s something about the back nine here.”
Townsend made his first birdie of the day at the second, and when he made another gain at the fifth, his lead had been extended to six.
A double-bogey on hole six was followed by a bogey on seven, and with both Albers and countryman Tobias Jonsson making a charge, by the tenth hole he was tied at the top with Jonsson.
Townsend responded though, rolling in long birdie putts on both the 14th and 17th to make sure of a breakthrough victory.
The 26-year-old is the son of two-time Great Britain and Ireland Ryder Cup player Peter Townsend, and with golf in the family, says there will be celebrations at home after his victory.
“When I was a kid, my dad taught me so many things,” he added. “He’s an older generation, so maybe not a lot of technique but a lot about thinking, how to read lies, how to think golf and play golf.
“He was a big advocate of just going out and playing a lot of holes. He loved that and he’s probably pretty happy right now. It’ll mean a lot.
“I called my family on the way to the tournament office before, and we were just screaming. I can’t wait to see them.”
Jonsson finished in solo third on 12 under par, with South African Justin Walters firing a seven under par 63 on the final day to end the week one shot further back in fourth. South African duo Bryce Easton and Jovan Rebula shared fifth on ten under par.
The top nine places in the Road to Mallorca Rankings remain the same, with Scotland’s David Law retaining his place as the Number One. Jonsson climbs seven places to 12th with his third-place finish in Poland, with Sam Jones from New Zealand currently occupying the final DP World Tour promotion place in 20th.
The Road to Mallorca now heads to Portugal for the Open de Portugal at Royal Óbidos, taking place from September 11-14, 2025.
