Ewen Ferguson was top of the Scots in The Open at the weekend. Today, he’ll be the best man at his old mucker Connor Syme’s wedding. Forget ribald anecdotes in the speech, Ferguson may be tempted to entertain the glass-clinking company with some tales of a 22nd place finish at Royal Troon? Ladies and gentlemen.
.. Having made the cut with a shot to spare last Friday, Ferguson negotiated his way around Troon’s abundant perils and pitfalls in impressive fashion over the weekend and made a decent major mark in just his second appearance in one of golf’s grand slam events.
That high finish, which was rewarded with a cheque for almost £117,000, has lifted the Bearsden man into the world’s top 100 for the first time. Only just, mind you. He’s 99th.
Nevertheless, it’s another significant step in the right direction for Ferguson, who claimed his third DP World Tour title a couple of weeks ago at the BMW International Open in Germany. A Scottish Open and an Open have hurtled by since then and Ferguson is now on a prolonged break. He’ll need it.
When he returns to action later next month, for a run of big events that includes the British Masters, the Irish Open and the BMW PGA Championship, there won’t be much let up. Ferguson is pushing for one of 10 PGA Tour cards on offer through the DP World Tour rankings and is in a good position to nab one and join his compatriot, Robert MacIntyre, on the lucrative, US-based circuit. “It’s not often you have a chance to get .
