Yurav Premlall set a new DP World Tour record with a remarkable 14-shot victory at the Estrella Damm Catalunya Championship.
Key facts: Premlall's victory at the 2026 Estrella Damm Catalunya Championship
• His maiden DP World Tour victory comes in his 29th start
• His 14-shot victory is the biggest margin on the DP World Tour outside of majors, falling one shot shy of Tiger Woods' 15-shot triumph at the 2000 US Open
• He is now exempt on the DP World Tour through to the end of the 2028 season
• Across his previous 28 DP World Tour starts, his previous best result was tied 19th at the Alfred Dunhill Championship in 2024
• Rises to 26th on the Race to Dubai Rankings Delivered by DP World on 650.06 points, up from 157th
• Tops the European Swing Ranking after its opening event
• Could move as high as 244th on the Official World Golf Ranking, up from 598th
• Becomes the eigth first-time winner on the DP World Tour so far this season (after David Puig, Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen, Jayden Schaper, Freddy Schott, Casey Jarvis, Alex Fitzpatrick and Mikael Lindberg)
• The fifth win by a player from South Africa on the 2026 Race to Dubai following: Jayden Schaper (Alfred Dunhill Championship and AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Championship) and Casey Jarvis (Magical Kenya Open presented by absa and Investec South African Championship)
• It is the 181st win by a player from South Africa on the DP World Tour
• Scooped a $50,000 Course Record Prize presented by Nexo with a stunning 63 on Saturday
