Wiis wins by two at Copperhead
Sebastian Wiis of Denmark shot a 7-under 64 to hold off a parade of challengers in the season finale of the NEXT Golf Tour Powered by Trackman.
Playing in his first tournament following a runner-up finish at the Ecco Tour Spanish Masters in February, Wiis’ bogey-free round at the Innisbrook Copperhead Course earned him $20,000 — the largest winner’s check of the season on the NEXT.
Zach Ion of Australia and Wes Heffernan of Canada both shot -5 to tie for second and earned $10,350 each. A group of 10 players tied for fourth at -4 and earned $2,949 each.
The field for the season finale was limited to the top 101 players on the Order of Merit through five rounds. The top 10 players on the Order of Merit after the finale split a $50,000 bonus pool:
Rasmus Rosin, Sweden
Bonus: $15,000, Total: $68,340
Mathias Gladbjerg, Denmark
Bonus: $9,000, Total: $32,873
Frederik Tøttenborg, Denmark
Bonus: $6,000, Total: $27,770
Sebastian Wiis, Denmark
Bonus: $4,500, Total: $25,538
Nikke Tyry, Finland
Bonus: $3,500, Total: $24,418
Sigurdur Gardarsson, Iceland
Bonus: $3,000, Total: $23,693
Jeppe Kristian, Denmark
Bonus: $2,625, Total: $23,073
Sofie Kibsgaard-Nielsen, Denmark
Bonus: $2,250, Total: $22,533
Tripp Kinney, USA
Bonus: $2,125, Total: $18,349
Christian Jacobsen, Denmark
Bonus: $2,000, Total: $16,912
As the NEXT Golf Tour champion, Rosin also received a wild card invitation to play in the BMW International Open on the DP World Tour this summer.
Wiis put an exclamation mark on the Danish run of dominance on the NEXT. Four of the six winners and eight of the top 10 players on the Order of Merit are from Denmark.