It wasn’t the final day that either Paul McBride or Max Kennedy wanted at the Vierumäki Finnish Challenge as both carded over par rounds to drop down the leaderboard.
McBride started well enough with two birdies on his opening two holes but a double bogey on the eighth derailed him and while be bounced back with a birdie on the ninth, further bogeys on the 11th, 13th and 18th mixed with a birdie on the 15th for a one over par round and a T46 placed finish overall.
For Max Kennedy it was a similar story as he birdied two of his first three holes but two bogeys, one birdie and then a quadruple bogey ‘9’ on the 18th saw him close out with a round of 75 for T58 place.
At the top of the table, David Law climbed into pole position of the Road to Mallorca Rankings as he secured his second victory of the season.
The Scot carded a four under par final round of 68 to finish on 17 under par and win by two shots at Vierumäki Resort, with England’s Alfie Plant and Swede Jonas Blixt sharing second on 15 under.
The 34-year-old entered the final round one-shot off the lead before carding three birdies and a bogey on his front nine to make the turn two under par for the day. He made another two birdies coming in, including the par-five 18th, to secure his second victory in just over a month.
“It feels amazing because it was quite a tricky day with players coming from behind,” he said. “Alfie Plant and Jonas Blixt played really well and that put a lot of pressure on me. You had to be aware of what guys were doing around you but had to remain patient at the same time.”
The three-time HotelPlanner Tour winner sealed his first victory for over six years at the D+D REAL Czech Challenge last month, and he was delighted to double his tally for the season in Finland and now occupies the HotelPlanner Tour Number One spot.
“I would love to win the Rankings this year,” he said. “My aim at the start of the year was to finish inside the top 20 and get my DP World Tour card back but to win it now is well within my grasp and that is the goal for the rest of the season.
“I’ve just managed to get a bit of confidence, and I’ve really enjoyed my time on the HotelPlanner Tour this year. Last year was a real struggle for me but it’s just nice to be playing well again.”
Law catapults into first place on the Road to Mallorca Rankings on 1,170.02 points, while Frenchman Oihan Guillamoundeguy moves into second following his fourth place finish this week.
Guillamoundeguy finished on 14 under par, one ahead of American Nick Carlson, overnight leader Andoni Etchenique, Portugese Pedro Figueiredo and Spaniard Alvaro Hernandez Cabezuela who shared fifth.
The Road to Mallorca now heads to the Netherlands for The Dutch Futures, taking place from August 21-24, 2025.
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