The UNDERRATED Golf European Tour stop at The Belfry wrapped up last week after two days of junior competition on the Brabazon Course, with Andrew Rodriguez and Isabella Fernandez leaving as the division winners. Rodriguez took the boys title by three shots over Jordan Ringer, while Fernandez won the girls competition by nine shots over Julia Herzberg.
For readers searching Tommy Fleetwood, the draw is the venue as much as the result: The Belfry is one of golf’s most recognizable stages, and it became the setting for a tournament built around boys and girls aged 12 to 18. The event also marked Season 3 of the European Tour for UNDERRATED Golf, the junior platform Stephen Curry launched in 2022 to widen access to the game.
Rodriguez made his move with a three-under-par 69 in the opening round, then closed out the victory with an eagle on the par-5 5th and a birdie on 16. His margin held as the event moved from promise to proof, with the boys’ leaderboard reflecting how quickly one strong round can settle a junior event at a venue that demands a steady nerve.
The support behind the competition mattered as well. Fujikura Composites America fitted 65 boys and girls at The Belfry across the week, and Tim Daniels said the company is now in its second year of backing the tour. He said fitting details were logged for every player and each will receive a Fujikura VENTUS shaft in their spec, adding that the fittings produced immediate gains for many of them. That kind of help sits at the heart of the friction in this story: a tour designed to provide access still had to bridge a gap for players who may not previously have had that level of equipment support.
Jason Richards said The Belfry was the right place to open Season 3 of the UNDERRATED Golf European Tour and continue Curry’s vision for the platform, adding that the players showed why the tour exists by competing with confidence and supporting one another. Fujikura said it will keep backing UNDERRATED Golf through 2026 and 2027, but no next stop has been announced. For Rodriguez, Fernandez and the rest of the field, the immediate question is not where the tour goes next, but how many of these junior players leave The Belfry with a clearer path to the levels they are chasing.
