Sports: Porsche Singapore Classic 2025 for first DP World Tour title

Richard Mansell of England won the Porsche Singapore Classic on Sunday (23 March) to clinch his first DP World Tour win in 104 events. The 29-year-old made birdie on Hole 18 to seal victory, carding a 66 (-6) in the final round at the Laguna National Golf Resort Club for an overall score of 200 (-16). 

Singaporean qualifier Brayden Lee, the lone amateur in the field, concluded his first Porsche Singapore Classic outing in tied-68th with his score of 143 (-1). The 17-year-old was presented with the Low Amateur award on Sunday. 

Says Richard Mansell: “I wish it had come earlier. Just to get into that position, I played so well today. First week with a new caddy (Dave Kenny), so that was a good start, and a couple of times he just got me to slow down. It just makes them near misses, and when I’ve got ahead of myself in the past, just kind of worth it, and it just meants that much more. 

“In 2022 I had quite a few close calls and just didn’t get it done. Looking back on it, I probably should have kept doing what I was doing and it probably would have happened a lot sooner. But I went searching, I tried to change, I became quite good at pointing the finger, blaming other people why it hadn’t happened and I started just not enjoying it as much. We just got a little bit lost from where I’d actually come from. It’s took a lot of work this past six months. Ellie, my wife, has been so supportive. I’ve just had to kind of really, really stay patient and forget everyone else. And that was my main thing today – just to kind of focus on myself. And luckily, I had an opportunity in the last hole to hole a putt for the win and managed to do it. 

“It’s amazing. I’ve just been on the on the phone to my mum and dad and Ellie’s parents, and just seeing them – obviously living in Dubai now so we don’t get to see them as much as we’d like to. But so many people have just supported me and believed in me when I stopped doing it myself. It’s just one thing I’ll say to people trying to do it as a career, it’s … that moment’s the most fulfilling thing in the world. It’s worth it, so stick in and hopefully you get rewarded one day like I did today.” 

Photo Credit: Porsche Singapore Classic

The Porsche Singapore Classic took place at Laguna National Golf Resort Club from March 20-23, 2025, with a prize fund of $2,500,000. Event updates can be found on the Porsche Singapore Classic website, as well as its FacebookInstagram and LinkedIn pages.

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