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Grant Forrest wins Open de Espana to secure major tournament invites

The Scottish golfer defeats home favourite Eugenio Chacarra by one shot in Madrid, earning qualification for The Open and the Masters.

2 publishers · 7 articles · first seen 8 Oct 2026 · updated 26d ago

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The odds

How the odds moved · Eugenio Lopez-Chacarra
0%50%100%99%10 Oct, 17:09 UTCnowBBC Sport: 'Validation and relief' for Forrest after huge Spanish Open win · 12 Oct, 14:38 UTCSkySports: Scotland's Forrest birdies final hole to snatch victory at Open de Espana · 11 Oct, 17:20 UTCBBC Sport: Forrest earns major invites with Spanish Open win · 11 Oct, 17:11 UTCSkySports: Former delivery driver Dean tied with Forrest for lead at Open de Espana · 10 Oct, 17:47 UTC

Each tick is a source publishing on this story · 3 more published before price tracking began

Price data
TimeChance of yes
now99%
11 Oct, 18:07 UTC99%
10 Oct, 17:09 UTC60%

The story so far

2 publishers have covered this in 7 articles since 8 Oct 2026. SkySports published first, on 8 October at 18:38 UTC; BBC Sport followed 70h 32m later. The most recent article, from BBC Sport, appeared on 12 October at 14:38 UTC.

Outlets reporting it: SkySports, BBC Sport.

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How it unfolded

Every source in the order it published, with the odds on Eugenio Lopez-Chacarra at that moment. A dash means the source published before we started tracking prices.

  1. SkySportsScotland's Syme and Forrest among Open de Espana leaders—
  2. SkySportsScotland's Forrest leads Open de Espana on day two—
  3. SkySportsForrest holds halfway lead at Open de Espana—
  4. SkySportsFormer delivery driver Dean tied with Forrest for lead at Open de Espana60%
  5. BBC SportForrest earns major invites with Spanish Open win60%
  6. SkySportsScotland's Forrest birdies final hole to snatch victory at Open de Espana60%
  7. BBC Sport'Validation and relief' for Forrest after huge Spanish Open win99%▲39 points since the previous source
  8. Market resolved: Yes

Sources

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  1. 'Validation and relief' for Forrest after huge Spanish Open win BBC Sport
  2. Scotland's Forrest birdies final hole to snatch victory at Open de Espana SkySports
  3. Forrest earns major invites with Spanish Open win BBC Sport
  4. Former delivery driver Dean tied with Forrest for lead at Open de Espana SkySports
  5. Forrest holds halfway lead at Open de Espana SkySports
  6. Scotland's Forrest leads Open de Espana on day two SkySports
  7. Scotland's Syme and Forrest among Open de Espana leaders SkySports

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  • Resolved Eugenio Lopez-Chacarra Yes 27d ago

    The market favoured Yes at 60% a day out, and it won. How often it's right

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  • Resolved Joakim Lagergren No 27d ago

    The market favoured No at 79% a day out, and it won. How often it's right

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  • Resolved Bernd Wiesberger Yes 27d ago

    The market favoured No at 63% a day out, but Yes won. How often it's right

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In this story

  • Grant Forrest
  • Eugenio Chacarra
  • Joe Dean
  • Open de Espana
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