Spanish golfer Alejandro Del Rey gets first win on DP World Tour

“I’m just grateful and I’m very happy that this finally came,” Del Rey said. “I’ve always felt about myself that I’m a great closer of golf tournaments. It just felt great today, felt very natural and very easy.”Del Rey did not make a bogey over the weekend at Al Hamra Golf Club.After holing a putt on No. 18 for a fifth straight par to close his final round, Del Rey was covered in water after several of his countrymen ran onto the green to celebrate with him. His most recent top-10 finish had been last March at the Singapore Classic, where he tied for seventh.RAS AL KHAIMAH, United Arab Emirates — Alejandro del Rey earned the first DP World Tour victory of his career in impressive fashion Sunday, with the 26-year-old Spanish golfer shooting a third straight 6-under-par 66 to win the Ras Al Khaimah Championship by four strokes.Del Rey, No. 308 in the Official World Golf Ranking, finished the 72-hole tournament at 22-under 266 for the breakthrough result in his 70th start on the Europe-based circuit. England’s Marcus Armitage (68) was second, with Spain’s David Puig (65) another three shots behind.”I got to a point last year where I just felt like I wasn’t having that much fun on the golf course, because for me, playing for 20th, 30th place wasn’t that meaningful at that point,” Del Rey said. “I just worked really hard since then, because I just didn’t want to be in that position much longer. And I feel like I’ve played many years with a lot of friends that have won out here, and I knew I could do it, but it just wasn’t showing up.”He started the final round with a two-shot lead, stretched it to five with birdies at Nos. 1, 2 and 5, and was even six clear after three straight birdies from Nos. 11-13. He then parred his way home to easily hold off Armitage, the leader after each of the first two rounds.