Yurav Premlall appears set to win the DP World Tour's Catalunya Championship, but it's just going to be a case of 'by how many?'
With that in mind, we're now looking at what kind of records can he set? The South African has his eyes set on beating Colin Montgomerie's 11-stroke margin of victory (the European Tour record) while Tiger Woods famously won the US Open by 15 back in 2000.
Stay with us to see if not only he can break some all-time margin-of-victory records but also whether the young man can break 60 as well.
CATALUNYA CHAMPIONSHIP LEADERBOARD
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YURAV PREMLALL WINS IN RECORD-BREAKING FASHION!
Premlall finishes with his 10th birdie of the day to wrap up a memorable - and record-breaking - maiden DP World Tour win, beating Colin Montgomerie's 11-shot winning margin on the circuit to win by 14 on 28-under!
NOT QUITE FOR WOODS RECORD
Premlall takes some well-earned applause from the fans as he makes his way down the 18th fairway. Now, can he complete his round with an eagle to move 15 clear and level with Tiger Woods' US Open margin of victory in 2000?
He's got a chance, as he's pin-high and just off the green with his third at the par-5.
Not quite! It strays right, but he'll likely make a birdie.
PREMLALL EYES EAGLE AT 18
Premlall's one double bogey of the week came at the 18th in the first round. He finds the fairway with his first today though, before his second strays just left of the green, but pin high. A chip-in here and he matches Tiger Woods' record!
EUROPEAN TOUR RECORD IN PREMLALL'S SIGHTS
Short of an albatross at the 18th, Premlall won't beat Tiger Woods' record winning margin of 15, but he could match it with an eagle. More likely is he avoids double-bogey to beat Colin Montgomerie's record European Tour winning margin.
That came in 1999 with a win by 11 shots at the Portugal Open.
FINAL GROUP AT THE 17TH
At the par-4 17th, Premlall's tee shot finds the rough, while his second stops just off the green to the right. Soon after, playing partner Mazzoli leaves his second in a near-identical spot.
A beautifully judged putt sees Premlall make a birdie to move back to 27 under and with a lead of 13!
ANOTHER CHANCE GOES BEGGING
Another hole, another birdie chance for Premlall. And, like the previous two holes, his putter runs cold. It misses right and the lead remains "just" 12.
NORRIS INTO SECOND
Shaun Norris makes a birdie at the 17th to move to solo second and cut Premlall's lead to 12.
WHAT A DIFFERENCE A WEEK MAKES
No wonder golf drives players to despair. Just consider Premlall's recent record. Just one top-10 finish all season, and that on the Sunshine Tour. He also missed the cut a week ago at the Turkish Airlines Open. Now, he's chasing down long-standing records held by some of the best players to pick up a club.
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NOT QUITE FOR THE LEADER
Back to the 15th, Premlall has yet another birdie chance to move back to 17 under. Down the slope it goes, and... not quite. It'll be another par though and onto the 16th we go.
TOUGH TO TAKE
Spare a thought for Stefano Mazzoli. The Italian was still in contention at the start of the day, just five behind Premlall at 14 under. However, while Premlall has powered ahead, Mazzoli has gone the other way. He's currently four over for his round to leave him on 10 under, 16 behind the leader.
CADDIE CASHING IN
It's not just Premlall who stands to benefit from his inevitable victory. His caddie also took a chance to link up with him. According to Monday Q Info on X, his friend Josh De Aguilar left a stable job at a golf shop just a few weeks ago - not long after turning down an initial offer, worried that Premlall wouldn't get into many events.
It looks like the gamble is about to pay off, literally, as Premlall will win $467,500 with the title, and with caddies typically earning 10% of that, De Aguilar is set for a near-$50,000 windfall - before all the extra playing opportunities that will soon come Premlall's way.
Yurav Premall leads by THIRTEEN with seven holes left on the @DPWorldTour Premall is 157th in points and was in danger of not getting into a lot of the upcoming events. Now it looks like he will coast to life changing win. And the turnaround may have started 3 weeks ago, when…May 10, 2026
ERROR FROM PREMLALL
Premlall is human after all. At the par 4 14th, he leaves a long birdie putt well short before a misread to leave him his first bogey of the day to move back to 26-under.
The lead is still 13 so he won't be too worried.
PREMLALL MARCHES ON
Premlall has just increased his lead to 14 with his eighth birdie of the day at the 13th.
Incredibly, he's doing all this without having won a DP World Tour title yet!
One of the challengers is Frenchman Oihan Guillamoundeguy, who is also seeking his maiden DP World Tour title. Something tells me it won't be happening this week.
FIVE HOLES TO PLAY
Premall is now fully on 59 watch after birdies at the 12th and 13th to take him to eight-under for the day and 27-under for the tournament. Truthfully, he should have had another at the par-3 11th, but it narrowly missed. This is truly remarkable!
WELCOME
Hello and welcome to Golf Monthly's coverage of the Yurav Premlall show, otherwise known as the Estrella Damm Catalunya Championship.
The South African is romping to the title at Real Club de Golf El Prat, and he's currently 14 strokes in front of second place.
All kinds of records could fall in the next hour or two, so stay with us and we'll bring you all of the key updates as they happen!
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