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Matteo Mazzoli Wins, Secures PGA Card Through 2027

7/20/2026

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Mazzoli Wins

Matteo Mazzoli (29) won the co-sanctioned European Tour event opposite the British Open, earning a PGA Tour card through 2027.
He posted a 20-under-par 268 total, climbing from 127th to 39th in the DP World Tour Race to Dubai.
Mazzoli sealed the win with a 24-foot birdie putt on the par-4 18th at the windswept Corales course.
Todd Clements finished four strokes back, tying for second with Gordon Sargent.

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Mazzoli Claims Victory

Mazzoli won the Corales Puntacana Championship, earning $720,000.
The holes faced 10-15 mph east winds and gusts up to 20 mph, exposing them to the Caribbean Sea.
Mazzoli’s caddie, a close friend who started four weeks earlier, helped him keep rhythm.
The co-sanctioned event offered 300 FedExCup points and a two-year PGA Tour exemption to the winner.
Will Gordon’s fourth place earned him a 3M Open spot, his first invitation since May 2025.

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Mazzoli Wins

Matteo Mazzoli (29) won the co-sanctioned European Tour event opposite the British Open, earning a PGA Tour card through 2027.
He posted a 20-under-par 268 total, climbing from 127th to 39th in the DP World Tour Race to Dubai.
Mazzoli sealed the win with a 24-foot birdie putt on the par-4 18th at the windswept Corales course.
Todd Clements finished four strokes back, tying for second with Gordon Sargent.

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