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Wake Forest Alum Paul McBride Earns Clutch Tour Championship and HotelPlanner Tour Card
10/2/2026 2:35:00 PM | Men's Golf
McBride collects his fourth Clutch Tour win this year.
UNITED KINGDOM, England- Following a Clutch Pro Golf Tour Championship win, Wake Forest men's golf alum Paul McBride ('18) captured the Tour title at 10-under and earned his promotion into the HotelPlanner Tour.
The HotelPlanner Tour is the official sponsored name of the European Challenge Tour, a men's professional golf tour in Europe operated by PGA Europe. It serves as the official pathway for the premier DP World Tour.
With the victory, McBride earns his full HotelPlanner Tour card for 2027. Only the top three finishers in the Clutch Pro Tour Order of Merit at the end of the season earn full HotelPlanner Tour cards. McBride's championship today helped him rise to the top-three spots.
McBride kicked off round one of the Championship at four-under (68), totaling seven birdies. He continued to move up the leaderbeard, firing five birdies at two-under during round two.
In the final round of the Championship, McBride came out strong with five birdies in the first five holes, then added another on the eighth hole of the front nine. He added an additional birdie on the back nine, completing the day at four-under, and securing the first place finish.
The HotelPlanner Tour is the official sponsored name of the European Challenge Tour, a men's professional golf tour in Europe operated by PGA Europe. It serves as the official pathway for the premier DP World Tour.
With the victory, McBride earns his full HotelPlanner Tour card for 2027. Only the top three finishers in the Clutch Pro Tour Order of Merit at the end of the season earn full HotelPlanner Tour cards. McBride's championship today helped him rise to the top-three spots.
McBride kicked off round one of the Championship at four-under (68), totaling seven birdies. He continued to move up the leaderbeard, firing five birdies at two-under during round two.
In the final round of the Championship, McBride came out strong with five birdies in the first five holes, then added another on the eighth hole of the front nine. He added an additional birdie on the back nine, completing the day at four-under, and securing the first place finish.
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