Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen produced a stunning final round of 64 to earn automatic promotion to the DP World Tour after winning the Big Green Egg German Challenge powered by VcG.
The Dane was nine shots off the lead when heading into the weekend at Wittelsbacher Golfclub but he carded a flawless 67 on Moving Day to give himself an outside chance on Sunday, which he duly took.
He rolled in nine birdies and a solitary bogey in his 64 to set the clubhouse target of 15 under par, with only third-round co-leader Daniel Young on course who could deny the 25-year-old victory.
Young was at the summit alongside Neergaard-Petersen heading down the last, however, a dropped shot saw the Dane earn automatic promotion to the DP World Tour after his third European Challenge Tour title of the campaign.
He becomes the first player since Aaron Rai in 2017 to secure three triumphs in a single campaign.
"It has been awesome," Neergaard-Petersen said after success in Bavaria. "Before the year I had a goal to see if I could win out here, obviously I had a goal to finish in the top 20, but I could never imagine the way it did. It's been awesome.
"I think it's been a great stepping ground to learn how to be a professional, I've only been a professional for 14-15 months now so it's still quite new to me but I felt like it's going to help me also looking ahead into the future.
"I'm so excited. I've known for a while that I would be playing on the DP World Tour next year, but obviously to see how many events I can get to play before the end of the year. It's just going to be awesome and enjoying myself."
Neergaard-Petersen spent five years at Oklahoma State University during which he finished as runner-up in the 2020 Western Amateur, losing 3&2 to Pierceson Coody who now plys his trade on the PGA TOUR.
He helped the International Team win the 2022 Arnold Cup alongside Brazil's Fred Biondi and Swiss Chiara Tamburlini before turning professional in 2023.
His maiden success on the European Challenge Tour came at the Kolkata Challenge, where he held his nerve to fend off the challenge of home favourite Rahil Gangjee to win by two strokes in March.
The Dane did not wait long for his next win, making it two in three events at the UAE Challenge in April when he came from three shots adrift to claim a one-shot victory ahead of overnight leader Wilco Nienaber.
His latest triumph came from even further back as he now embarks on his next adventure on the DP World Tour.
