The German rider edged the Irishman Shane Sweetnam with Alejandro to take the winners spoils of the €300,000 grand prix on the beach.
Grand prix
Kelli Cruciotti Vanderveen wins CabanaCoast, with two Canadians in the top 10; Nicola Philippaerts takes CaptiveOne Advisors.
Three Canadians ‒ Brittany Fraser-Beaulieu, Naima Moreira Laliberté and Diane Creech ‒ reached the podium in CDI4* action in Wellington.
Brittany Fraser-Beaulieu, who is three months pregnant, took the World Cup Short Grand Prix riding her long-time partner All In.
The occasion marked the 9-year-old Hanoverian gelding's Grand Prix debut and Pavicic’s first time in five years riding a Grand Prix test.
Hayes qualified two horses for the jump-off at Wesley Clover Parks over a track set by Canadian course designer Pierre Burch.
The world number one piloted Bingo Ste Hermelle to grab a spot in the LGCT Super Grand at the GC Playoffs in Prague in November.
Saturday's feature Grand Prix at TIEC attracted a large international field, was interrupted by a storm and wrapped up Sunday morning.
Canada misses the cut for the Team and Individual Finals; Brittany Fraser-Beaulieu and All In log best score for the team.
Two great rides on Sunday from Dorothee Schneider with Showtime and Isabell Werth with Bella Rose secured the pole position.