Germany's Maximilian Rottluff secured a second win of the European Challenge Tour season with victory at the Indoor Golf Group Challenge at Landeryds Golfklubb in Sweden.
A six under par final round for Rottluff to go with his rounds of 68-64-66 to reach 21 under par for the week and win by three strokes ahead of Dane Jeppe Kristian Andersen and Swede Jesper Svensson.
“It was a lot of golf this weekend but it feels great,” he said. “It’s phenomenal, and I’m very happy. I’ve been playing some really good golf lately so this feels amazing.
The 30-year-old, adds victory in Sweden to a maiden Challenge Tour win which came in the UAE Challenge at Saadiyat Beach Golf Club in May.
“The win in Abu Dhabi was a milestone as it got me closer to the goals I set for myself this season, and this win gets me that bit closer again.
“This obviously helps for the rest of the season. I haven’t done the maths yet, but I think with two wins I’m getting close to a safe number of points. The Rankings are definitely on your mind when you’re playing.”
Victory for Rottluff in a weather-affected week in Sweden, moves him up to ninth in the Road to Mallorca Rankings and into a strong position to earn promotion to the DP World Tour.
Matteo Manassero moves up to third in the rankings which is still led by South African Casey Jarvis. Svensson climbs three places to seventh after a second-place finish in his home country.
The Challenge Tour now heads to Spain for the Challenge de España at Club de Golf Playa Serena from 7-10 September. Just five events remain before the season ending Rolex Challenge Tour Grand Final supported by The R&A at Club de Golf Alcanada, Port d'Alcúdia, Mallorca, Spain in November.
