The 2026 CPG International Series season closed at Bois d’Arlon Golf & Resort with a week that opened in the company of one Nicolas and ended in the hands of another.
THE PRO-AM EXPERIENCE · 14-15 SEPTEMBER
The week began not with a shotgun start, but with a conversation. On Monday evening, guests gathered on the château terrace for a live Q&A with Nicolas Colsaerts, who took questions on a Ryder Cup career as player and vice captain, and on more than 500 appearances on the DP World Tour. By nine the next morning he was on the range giving the Pro-Am guests a clinic.
The Grand Final Pro-Am followed, amateur teams playing alongside the professionals who would contest the Championship. On the course, a hickory hole hosted by golf historian Iain Forrester invited players to take on the challenge with clubs of the type carried by the first Ryder Cup team of 1927, and in the field was Eli Iserbyt, the Belgian cyclo-cross champion who retired this year and has taken up golf.
THE CHAMPIONSHIP · 16-17 SEPTEMBER
With the guests departed, the Heathland Course was given over to 36 holes of strokeplay between the winners of CPG International Series events and the leading players from the Order of Merit.
Nicolas Winandy settled it almost before it began. The Luxembourg professional opened with a six-under-par 66 – the lowest round of the Championship – and added a second-round 70 in a strengthening wind for a total of 136, eight under par and two clear. It was the first professional title of a career only three months old, and Winandy had spent the Tuesday playing in the Pro-Am.
Vince Van Veen finished second on 138 and Owen Edwards third on 139. A €30,000 prize fund was shared across the field, with every competitor earning from their finishing position and Winandy taking €4,000 alongside the title.
“I had a great week. It was a lot of fun, and the guys I played with in the Pro-Am were great fun as well,” said Winandy. “It is my first win since I turned professional three months ago, so it gives me a lot of confidence.”
One Nicolas opened the week on the château terrace; the other closed it on the 18th green. A tale of two Nicolas – one with a Ryder Cup behind him, the other three months into his professional career.
Grand Final week was staged at Bois d’Arlon Golf & Resort, an outstanding venue and host partner of the CPG International Series Grand Final. CPG is grateful to the team there for their partnership and for the welcome given to players and guests throughout the week.
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