Sugrue clinches HotelPlanner Tour card for 2026 after impressive finish in Abu Dhabi

The Mallow golfer fired a closing 65 to seal a sixth-place finish at the Clutch Pro Tour Championship and seal promotion to the second tier of European golf

MOVING ON UP: James Sugrue in action in Mallow Golf Club during the Mallow Scratch Cup. Picture: Niall O'Shea

James Sugrue signed off on his season in fine style in Abu Dhabi as the Cork golfer secured promotion to the HotelPlanner Tour for 2026. 

Matching Wednesday's five-under 65 on Thursday at the end-of-season Clutch Pro Tour Championship at the Al Ain Golf Club, Sugrue finished in a tie for sixth overall which was enough to secure a top-three finish in the development tour's Order of Merit.