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RAS AL KHAIMAH, United Arab Emirates — Spain’s Alejandro del Rey won his first DP World Tour title in impressive fashion by shooting a third straight 6-under 66 on Sunday to win the Ras Al Khaimah Championship by four shots.
Del Rey, ranked 308th, finished the week at 22 under to claim the win in his 70th tour start.
After he holed a putt on No. 18 for the fifth consecutive game to close out his final round, Del Rey was covered in water after several of his countrymen ran onto the green.
His last top 10 finish was in March of last year at the Singapore Classic, where he was tied for seventh.
“I got to a point last year where I just felt like I wasn’t having as much fun on the golf course because playing 20th, 30th wasn’t as important to me at that point,” Del Rey said.
“Since then I’ve worked really hard because I just didn’t want to be in that position for much longer. And I feel like I’ve played a lot of years with a lot of friends that have won here and I knew I could do it, but it just wasn’t showing up.”
Del Rey went clubless over the weekend at Al Hamra Golf Club.
He started the final round with a two-shot lead, extended it to five shots with a birdie at No. 1, 2 and 5, and he was even six clear after three consecutive birdies with no. 11. He then parried his way home to easily hold off runner-up Marcus Armitage, the leader after the first two rounds.
England’s Armitage (68) was 18 under for the week, and Spain’s David Puig (65) was third at 15 under.
“I’m just grateful and I’m very happy that this is finally here,” Del Rey said. “I’ve always felt that I’m a big closer to golf tournaments. I was great today, it was very natural and very easy.”
