Scott Hend posted rounds of 66-69-69 to say his first PGA TOUR Champions title on the fiftieth version of the Trophy Hassan II in Morocco and within the course of earned absolutely exempt standing on the PGA Champions Tour by means of the 2027 season.Â
The Queenslander, who had carried out strongly in two Champions Tour majors previous to this win in Morocco, trailed by two pictures with 10 holes to play within the closing spherical, however a three-shot swing on the par-3 ninth – the place Hend made birdie, and chief Tommy Gainey made double bogey – vaulted him into the event lead, which he by no means relinquished.
The 52-year-old Hend scored his first win on PGA TOUR Champions in 12 begins, along with his earlier greatest consequence a second on the 2026 Areas Custom occasion behind Charles Schwab Cup chief Stewart Cink.Â
Hend’s exemption, which might be for the rest of the present season, additionally contains begins within the restricted subject season-opening Mitsubishi Electrical Championship at Hualalai in 2027-28
He additionally moved from No. 14 to No. 5 within the Charles Schwab Cup standings, whereas turning into the third first-time winner on PGA TOUR Champions this season. Hend was additionally the fourth straight worldwide winner of the Trophy Hassan II because the event has been on the Champions Tour schedule.Â
Hend, who was a member of the PGA TOUR in 2004-2005, the place he made 86 begins, was the primary Australian to win within the occasion’s 50-year historical past
The Australian is the proprietor of three profession wins on the DP World Tour, in addition to three on the European Staysure Legends Tour, together with two in the course of the 2025 season the place he completed first on the Legends Tour’s Order of Benefit, which is how he earned his spot within the Trophy Hassan II subject
Two-time Charles Schwab Cup champion, Kiwi Steven Alker shot 68 on the ultimate day to complete second in notching his fourth top-10 of the 2026.Â
