DP World Tour: Scotland’s Ewen Ferguson clinches Open Championship spot with emotional BMW International Open win | Golf News


An emotional Ewen Ferguson clinched a place on the Revealed Championship upcoming profitable the DP Global Excursion’s BMW World Revealed in Germany.

Scottish participant Ferguson’s two-stroke stroke victory in Munich left him as one of the vital best 5 gamers within the lead 20 at the Race to Dubai – along Jesper Svensson, Laurie Canter, Nacho Elvira and Matteo Manassero – who weren’t differently excepted for the 152nd Revealed at Troon between July 18-21.

The 28-year-old completed on 18 beneath par upcoming a four-under 68 on Sunday, with England’s Jordan Smith – who shared the top with Ferguson upcoming 3 rounds – and Australia’s David Micheluzzi connect for 2d on 16 beneath.

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Ferguson has not too long ago battled bouts of vertigo

Ferguson, who perceptible upcoming his 2d spherical that he was once happy merely to be enjoying once more following fresh bouts of vertigo, advised Sky Sports activities in a teary interview: “I honestly can’t believe it.

“The extreme 4 holes I felt like I used to be in a dream, I simply didn’t suppose this was once in fact taking place. It was once mad. I used to be hitting it so neatly, hitting it such a lot additional than familiar.

“I sought after to do it for my dad, my mum, my sister, my brother at house. I really like them such a lot and each shot I collision was once with them in thoughts.

Scotland's Ewen Ferguson wins 2024 BMW International Open (Getty Images)
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Ferguson now has 3 wins at the DP Global Excursion

“It’s the sort of dry sport. I’ve been moaning like lunatic the extreme two months with additionally being ill. [This win] is such a lot weight off my shoulders. I’m so glad.

“The Open Championship is a tournament that everyone wants to play in and I feel like I could do well there and the Scottish Open next week too. It’s such an exciting time for me.”

Ferguson hopes to follow with Fleetwood forward of Revealed

Ferguson next perceptible that he were making plans to duel ultimate qualifying for the Revealed Championship on Tuesday, however felt he was once enjoying neatly plenty to conserve a park both in Munich or by the use of the Genesis Scottish Revealed.

He added: “I actually got a text from Tommy Fleetwood saying well done so I said to him, let’s get a practice round in [at the Open] so I’m looking forward to that.”

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Ferguson’s victory was once his 3rd at the DP Global Excursion and primary for the reason that ISPS Handa Global Invitational in August 2022, which got here 5 months upcoming his maiden triumph at that 12 months’s Industrial Reserve Qatar Masters.

Micheluzzi completed birdie, birdie, eagle to earn his proportion of 2d spot along Smith, whose name hopes have been successfully ended when he discovered the H2O off the sixteenth tee as he attempted to power the golf green.

Matthew Southgate made a great eagle right through the BMW World Revealed, following his namesake Gareth Southgate’s good fortune in chief England to the Euro 2024 semi-finals in Germany

Scotland’s Connor Syme and England’s Matthew Southgate completed in joint fourth on 14 beneath with Southgate making an eagle on the 6th hollow.

Oversee the Genesis Scottish Revealed continue to exist Sky Sports activities Golfing from 8.30am on Thursday July 11. After catch the 152nd Revealed Championship continue to exist the similar channel from 6.30am on Thursday July 18.

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