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Grant Forrest wins Spanish Open and earns first Masters invitation
Grant Forrest, a 33-year-old golfer from Scotland, won the Spanish Open in Madrid by one shot on Sunday.
He finished 14 under par, with a birdie on the final hole securing the victory over France’s Victor Perez.
The win earns Forrest his first invitation to the Masters, held at Augusta National in the United States.
He had come close to a major route to Augusta before, finishing runner-up in the 2015 British Amateur.
Forrest also qualified for the Open Championship, which he has played twice.
The Spanish Open is one of the national opens whose winners are invited to the Masters.
This was Forrest’s third European tour victory, after a difficult year in which he had missed the cut in eight of his previous nine tournaments.
Grant Forrest won the Spanish Open by one shot on Sunday, earning his first invitation to the Masters.
The 33-year-old Scot finished at 14-under 270 after making a birdie on the 18th hole for a final-round 70.
Forrest was tied with France’s Victor Perez going into the closing hole, where Perez missed a 10-foot birdie putt.
The victory also qualified Forrest for the Open Championship.
Eugenio Chacarra and Perez tied for second, while Denmark’s Jacob Skov Olesen finished fourth.
- Who
- Grant Forrest, a 33-year-old golfer from Scotland.
- What
- He won the Spanish Open by one shot and earned his first Masters invitation.
- When
- Sunday, October 11, 2026.
- Where
- Madrid, Spain.
- Why
- The Spanish Open was among the national opens identified by the Masters as qualifying events for an invitation.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
It's fairy-tale stuff
To be going to Augusta, I can't get my head around it.
I'm in shock, pure shock.
Forrest was runner-up in the British Amateur, his closest previous approach to qualifying for the Masters.
Forrest won the Nexo Championship in Scotland.
Forrest had missed the cut in eight of his previous nine tournaments.
Forrest birdied the 18th hole to win the Spanish Open by one shot.
- Winner
- Grant Forrest
- Winning score
- 14-under 270
- Margin
- One shot
- Final-round score
- 2-under 70
- Runner-up
- Victor Perez and Eugenio Chacarra tied for second
- Masters
- Forrest earned his first invitation to Augusta National
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