Tenerife · 5–9 October 2026 · World Final Review
Italy left Tenerife with all three championship titles. Giovanni and Tommaso Marchegiani won the overall Championship, Nicoletta Ricci and Giorgio Carpani took Mixed Pairs, and Christer Carling and Pier Sergio Piccinetti claimed the Gross Championship — the defining results of a week built around partnership, national pride and friendship.
The 2026 International Pairs World Final brought players and guests together from 5–9 October, with the Championship at Amarilla Golf, the Ryder Experience at Golf del Sur and Barceló Tenerife as the official hotel. From the first welcome evening to the final trophies, the island provided the setting for a memorable meeting of the International Pairs community.
The Championship: Italy leads from the front
Giovanni and Tommaso Marchegiani set the pace with 43 Betterball Stableford points in Wednesday’s opening round. Sweden’s Bastian Geissler and Claës Lundström and Namibia’s Desmond and Diaan D’Emiljo began the final day two points behind on 41, leaving everything to play for over the deciding 18 holes.
The Italian pair improved on their opening score with 44 points on Thursday to finish on 87 over 36 holes. Namibia’s Desmond and Diaan D’Emiljo also returned 44 in the final round, securing second place on 85. Spain’s José Miguel Rolim and Nuno Grade completed the podium on 84 after their own 44-point finish.
| Place | Pair / country | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Giovanni Marchegiani & Tommaso Marchegiani · Italy | 87 |
| 2 | Desmond D’Emiljo & Diaan D’Emiljo · Namibia | 85 |
| 3 | José Miguel Rolim & Nuno Grade · Spain | 84 |
Two more titles complete the clean sweep
Mixed Pairs: a final-round turnaround
Nicoletta Ricci and Giorgio Carpani started Thursday on 36 points, behind Spain’s Daniel Rodríguez Pérez and María Bejarano Juves on 40 and Italy’s Marco Frattini and Sara Galia on 37. A 39-point final round lifted Ricci and Carpani to 75 and the Mixed Pairs title.
Frattini and Galia made it an Italian one-two with 73 points, while England’s Mark and Belinda Barry finished third on 72.
Gross: seven under at Amarilla
Christer Carling and Pier Sergio Piccinetti followed their opening-round 67 with a final-round 68. Their 135-stroke total, seven under par, secured the Gross Championship and completed Italy’s sweep of the three championship divisions.
The Gross competition recognised the pair’s Betterball performance in strokes, separately from the Stableford points standings.
A week that brought the world together
Monday · 5 October
Arrivals and the opening welcome
Barceló Tenerife became the week’s meeting point as players and guests arrived, registered and settled in. The welcome cocktail and dinner opened the social programme, bringing together returning friends, new participants and the Ryder Experience captains.
Tuesday · 6 October
Practice, flags and the captains
The official practice round gave Championship players their first preparation day at Amarilla Golf, while Ryder Experience participants played Golf del Sur. The flag ceremony then brought national colours together in one of the week’s most distinctive moments.
The Ryder Captains’ Dinner and live Q&A offered another highlight: a chance to hear from Costantino Rocca, Manuel Piñero and Eddie Polland away from the course. The 2026 event also welcomed first-time World Final representation from Slovakia, China, Germany and Norway.
Wednesday · 7 October
The first competitive round
Competition began at Amarilla Golf for the Championship divisions and Golf del Sur for the Ryder Experience. The opening scores established Italy at the top of the Championship and Gross standings, while Spain led Mixed Pairs. A free evening gave players time to enjoy Tenerife before the final round.
Thursday · 8 October
The deciding 18 holes
Both venues hosted the final round. At Amarilla, Italy converted its Championship and Gross leads and overturned the Mixed Pairs standings. At Golf del Sur, the Ryder teams completed their two-day contest before players and guests came together for the official prizegiving gala that evening.
Friday · 9 October
Farewells after the final celebrations
The official event week ended with departures, leaving players with new friendships, shared memories and the results of two competitive days in Tenerife.
Ryder Experience: Team Manuel Piñero wins
Running alongside the Championship, the Ryder Experience combined individual Stableford golf with a team contest at Golf del Sur. The best ten player scores per team counted in each round, keeping the emphasis on the whole team’s contribution.
Team Manuel Piñero won with 617 points, building on 288 in the first round with 329 in the second. Team Eddie Polland finished on 579, followed by Team Costantino Rocca on 576. Together with the Captains’ Dinner, the competition gave participants the opportunity to share a week of golf with three distinguished figures from European Ryder Cup history.
A gala for the whole International Pairs community
The official prizegiving celebrated the Championship, Mixed Pairs, Gross and Ryder achievements, with Italy’s three winning pairs coming together to mark their clean sweep. It was also a moment to recognise the national networks behind the competition: Italy received Licensee of the Year, Brazil was recognised as New Licensee of the Year, and Zimbabwe received the Licensee in Recognition award.
Our thanks go to every player, guest, captain, licensee, volunteer and member of the event team who contributed to the week — on the fairways, behind the scenes and at the celebrations.
Relive Tenerife 2026
Browse the event photographs from the welcome evening, flag ceremony, Captains’ Dinner, both days of Championship and Ryder golf, and the gala prizegiving. The final results remain available across all four competitions.
The partners behind the week
Thank you to Turismo de Tenerife, our Official Destination Partner, and to San Miguel de Abona, our host municipality. Amarilla Golf and Golf del Sur provided the competition venues, with Barceló Tenerife as the official hotel and social hub.
Our featured partners — Audi Canarias, CoastVenture, Fred. Olsen Group, iBPUTTER, Kairo Golf and San Miguel de Abona — joined the wider event and supporting partner community in helping make Tenerife 2026 possible. CoastVenture is our Property Investment & Management Partner. We also recognise the travel, apparel, hospitality, production and specialist services represented below.
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Our 2026 World Champions
Results checked against the official 2026 leaderboards on 10 October 2026. Event photographs from the official Tenerife 2026 collection.