Yurav Premlall Wins Catalunya Championship by 14 Shots

BARCELONA, Spain -- South African golfer Yurav Premlall claimed his first DP World Tour title Sunday, dominating the Catalunya Championship at Real Club de Golf El Prat with a 14-shot victory that fell just one stroke short of Tiger Woods' record margin from the 2000 U.S. Open.

The 22-year-old Premlall, ranked 598th in the world entering the week, finished at 28-under par with rounds of 70, 64, 63 and 63. He fired a second consecutive 9-under 63 in the final round, highlighted by 10 birdies, to pull away decisively. Tapping in for birdie on the par-5 18th, Premlall tallied 33 birdies across the tournament, offset by three bogeys and one double bogey.

Fellow South African Shaun Norris placed second at 14-under after a final-round 68. JC Ritchie, also from South Africa, finished third at 13-under. Premlall's margin marked one of the largest in European Tour history, surpassing Colin Montgomerie's previous tour record of 11 strokes and approaching Woods' 15-shot triumph at Pebble Beach, a benchmark recognized across both the PGA and DP World Tours.

Before this breakthrough, Premlall had struggled in eight starts this season, missing four cuts and recording no top-30 finishes. His...