Bombay Durpun - American Gumberg triumphs in Hainan for second DP World Tour win

Gumberg, 30, finished the four rounds at Mission Hills on Hainan Island at 19 under par for his second DP World Tour title, following victory via playoff at the SDC Championship in South Africa in 2024.

At 15 under par in a three-way tie for third were Chinese 17-year-old Zhou Yanhan, England's Marcus Armitage and Spanish-born Adrian Otaegui, who now plays under the flag of the United Arab Emirates.

Gumberg started the final round with a birdie, but gave it back at the third before snagging further birdies at the sixth and 11th.

Campillo, 39, seeking a third DP World Tour win, had birdies on the first, eighth and 12th, but bogeys either side of the turn left him a shot shy.

Both Gumberg and Campillo traded pars for the last six holes as birdie putts continually refused to drop.

"I don't have words right now," Gumberg said beside the 18th green.

"He was ahead at first, I was ahead... he was ahead, I was ahead ... it just ended up a back-and-forth battle all day."

Gumberg, who only kept his card this year thanks to a hole-out eagle on the 72nd hole of last October's Genesis Championship in South Korea, is now guaranteed a place on tour for two years.

"After last year's ending of the season, this is amazing," he said.

The tour moves to New Delhi this week for the Hero Indian Open, the second leg of an Asian swing that also takes in Turkey.

F.Varghese--BD