Portugal Masters attracts young talents from the DP World Tour to Vilamoura – Observer
Some of the young talents from the DP World Tour will be at the Dom Pedro Victoria Golf Course between Wednesday and Sunday to compete in the Portugal Masters, such as Nicolai Hojgaard and, among others, Yannik Paul.
The German Yannik Paul, 28 years old, arrives in Vilamoura in the aftermath of the celebrations of his first victory on the European Tour, after the title won at the Mallorca Golf Openon Sunday with an aggregate of 269 shots, 15 under par.
Thanks to his victory at the Son Muntaner Golf Club, in Mallorca, the German golfer rose to 20th place in the European Tour rankings and performed at the Victoria Golf Course (Par 71) among the players in the best shape to succeed Belgian Thomas Pieterswho will not defend the title of the only Portuguese scoring event for the DP World Tour.
Yannik Paul, who did not become the fastest to win a main tournament, after a main circuit6 events, the Dane equal to Nicolai Hojgaard, according to the tournament a year ago at the Portugal Masters, as well as the Dane 2 is one of the strongest candidates for the top positions.
In addition to sharing the second position in 2021 with fellow countryman Lucas Bjerregaard and Frenchman Mathieu Pavon, all 17 under par, the 21-year-old Dane won his second trophy earlier this year at Ras Khaimah Championship.
“I look forward to returning to Portugal. I have good memories from the past, and although I remembered the height from some places in the past, although I remembered the height from many past times, for the way I play positive, for the way I play positive [67 pancadas]. I can’t wait to get back and this year, I would love to take one more step forward“, commented Rasmus’ twin brother, who was absent from the Portuguese event.
It is also planned for the European Tour, the presence of Robert Maclntyre, who in May, his second trophy on the Tour is known Thor, in September, The British Masters, in May, the Finnish Masters, in May, the Finnish Kalle Samooja, of the Porsche European Open, in June, as well as the Frenchman Victor Perez, who won the Dutch Open, in May, and Oliver Wilson, who won the Made in HimmerLand, last month, among others.
The national representation will be carried out by Ricardo Melo Gouveia and Ricardo Santos, both effective members of the DP World Tour, the professionals Tomás Gouveia, Tomás Bessa, Vítor Lopes and Pedro Figueiredo and the amateur Hugo Camelo Ferreira.