Ewen Ferguson claimed his third DP World Tour title and a spot at The Open as a closing 68 handed him a two-shot win on the BMW Worldwide Open in Germany.
The Scot entered the ultimate day at Golfclub München Eichenried in a share of the lead with Jordan Smith and the duo had been engaged in an thrilling battle all through an entertaining Sunday.
A two-shot swing on the 14th proved the turning level, nonetheless, and Ferguson held his nerve down the stretch to get to 18 underneath and was in tears as a closing par ensured he lifted the trophy.
Ferguson, who celebrated his twenty eighth birthday on Saturday, produced a superb show of frontrunning on a moist closing day in Munich, with a trio of birdies and a single dropped shot on the entrance 9 giving him a slender benefit over Smith as they made the flip.
The 2021 European Problem Tour graduate didn’t blink down the stretch, with back-to-back birdies on the thirteenth and 14th opening a three-stroke lead over Smith, who dropped a shot on the 14th, giving Ferguson the posh of with the ability to par his means house as he joined countrymen Sandy Lyle and Colin Montgomerie as Scottish winners of the BMW Worldwide Open.
The victory additionally earns him a spot at Royal Troon by way of the Race to Dubai rankings, with then win additionally taking contained in the world’s prime 100.
Jesper Svensson, Laurie Canter, Nacho Elvira and Matteo Manassero additionally booked their locations at The Open as a part of the highest 5 gamers on the Race to Dubai not already exempt, whereas Guido Migliozzi confirmed his standing because the winner of the European Swing.
Smith carded a 70 to complete tied second at 16 underneath alongside Australian David Micheluzzi, who signed for a 68 because of a shocking closing eagle, two away from England’s Matthew Southgate and Scot Connor Syme. Belgian Matthis Besard, Swede Jens Dantorp and Japan’s Rikuya Hoshino had been at 13 underneath in a tie for sixth.
