Jordan Gumberg won the 2026 Hainan Classic presented by MAEXTRO after holding off playing partner Jorge Campillo on the final day.
The American, who only kept his DP World Tour card for this season thanks to a hole-out eagle on the 72nd hole of last October's Genesis Championship in South Korea, can add China to his list of favourite Asian destinations after a one-stroke victory at Mission Hills.
A final round of 70 saw him finish 19 under par, with Campillo's birdie putt at the last staying up as he finished 18 under.
Gumberg said in his press conference after the trophy presentation: “It feels unbelievable, this is a dream-come-true week.
"After the finish of last year, to be standing on the podium again and holding a trophy is unreal, it’s incredible.
It was Gumberg's second DP World Tour win, just over two years on from his SDC Championship success in South Africa in March 2024.
He said: “Two years ago I won my first event, I wasn’t actually a member of the Tour at that point, I was playing on sponsor invites, it was kind of a whirlwind of a change of schedule and being able to be a DP World Tour player.
“The first year was kind of me learning the ropes and learning the golf courses, and it took a while. There’s a big learning curve – I mean, these guys are good! Every player in this field is a hell of a player and can win."
The leaders both started with birdies on Sunday, as playing partner Dylan Frittelli made a bogey to immediately fall three shots behind.
Gumberg gave the shot back at the third but then birdied the par-five sixth to return to 18 under. Campillo was briefly ahead again after a birdie at the eighth but then bogeyed the next two.
A four-over-par front nine ended Frittelli's challenge but Gumberg marched on with a birdie at the 11th, Campillo responding at the next two cut the gap back to one.
Marcus Armitage picked up a birdie at the 12th, his fourth of the day, to reach 16 under and third place on his own, while Adrian Otaegui set the clubhouse target at 15 under with a bogey-free 64, featuring an eagle at the 12th in addition to six birdies.
Home favourite Wenyi Ding was one shot off the lead after an outward nine of 33, but then made three double-bogeys in four holes to drop back into the pack. More problems were to be found after the turn in general, with Ugo Coussaud mixing three birdies and four bogeys in an adventurous back nine.
Three straight pars for both of the leaders set up a duel over the final three holes and as birdie putts continually refused to drop, their scores remained unchanged as Gumberg safely closed out the win with a well-judged up-and-down at the last.
“Jorge played unbelievably," he said. "He was hitting some amazing shots down the stretch, definitely applying the pressure to me.
“I felt that pressure but we just said, ‘keep doing our own thing, keep our head down and keep going, and it’ll all work out how it’s going to work out and there’s nothing we can do to change that’.
“So he played unbelievably. And so did Dylan too, he had a rough day today but from the first tee onwards it was pressure and ‘go time’.
“Every time I hit a good shot, they hit a good shot. Every time I made a good putt, they made a good putt. So it was a nail-biter to the end, I’m really happy I came out on top but they’re phenomenal players and I expect to see them in this situation very soon.”
Gumberg was thankful to his support network of wife Luka, who celebrated with him on the 18th green, and caddie Ethan Marcus.
“I have my best friend on the bag, Ethan, who keeps me in it, and my wife as well, every week she’s so, so helpful, being out here and just handling everything that I don’t have to worry about.”
A closing bogey denied 17-year-old Chinese star Yanhan Zhou a fourth successive 68 but he still shared third place on 15 under with Armitage and Otaegui.
Thriston Lawrence, Euan Walker and Daniel Rodrigues shared sixth place on 14 under with Yuto Katsuragawa, Andy Sullivan, Eddie Pepperell and Martin Couvra a further shot back.
