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Scottish Sun
a day ago
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Rangers-daft golfer gets hole in one at major tournament and scoops bizarre prize
It was a good weekend for the Scots SCOTS ACE Rangers-daft golfer gets hole in one at major tournament and scoops bizarre prize Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) THE reward for hitting a hole-in-one in a professional golf tournament often takes the form of cash or a luxury item. But Rangers-daft Ewen Ferguson's stunning effort landed him something much more unconventional. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 2 Scotland's Ewen Ferguson hit a hole in one yesterday Credit: Getty 2 The effort landed him an unusual prize Credit: Getty The Scot was taking part in the KLM Open in Amsterdam over the weekend in the DP World Tour. He finished respectably in fourth place, tied with fellow Scotsman Richie Ramsay and England's Jack Senior at three under par. They take home just over £85,000 in prize money but the ace has landed Ferguson something extra sweet. The 28-year-old is now the proud owner of 750 stroopwafels, a local dough and syrup based cookie-like delicacy. His tasty triumph came at the seventh yesterday, one of only four holes where the prize was on offer to mark the 105th KLM Open. Afterwards, he said: "After three aces during practice rounds it was good to get one in a tournament. "I got onto the tee and given the toughness of the seventh hole, I thought 'a three here would be good', especially after a birdie the hole before. "Stroopwafels is just what I'm needing, so I will have them sent to my mum and dad. We'll have our own stroopwafel party," the Glasgow golfer joked. He wasn't the only representative of Scotland with something to celebrate, as one of his countrymen topped the table. Connor Syme clinched his first DP World Tour title in more than 180 attempts, with a final round of 70 to win the KLM Open. Rangers-daft golfer Ewen Ferguson fights back the tears after securing coveted spot at The Open in Troon The 29-year-old took a two-shot lead on Sunday in Amsterdam and finished on 11 under par, two ahead of nearest challenger Sweden's Joakim Lagergren who signed off with an eagle at 18. Syme kept his composure in tricky conditions to record his first victory since winning on the Challenge Tour in 2019 at the Turkish Airlines Open. He two-putted from 70 feet to join the likes of Colin Mongomerie, Gordon Brand Jr and Ken Brown as Scottish winners of the KLM Open. It earns the Fifer a cheque of around £350,000 and takes his career earnings to over £3 million. Another Scot finished under par too as Grant Forrest ended up one under, tying him in 13th place. Keep up to date with ALL the latest news and transfers at the Scottish Sun football page
Yahoo
2 days ago
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Scotland's Syme 'overjoyed' after KLM Open victory
KLM Open final round leaderboard -11 C Syme (Sco); -8 J Lagergren (Swe); -4 J Schaper (RSA); -3 E Ferguson (Sco), J Senior (Eng), R Ramsay (Sco) Selected others: -2 A Sullivan (Eng), D Bradbury (Eng); -1 G Forrest (Sco), N Kimsey (Eng) Advertisement Full leaderboard Connor Syme battled difficult conditions at the KLM Open to shoot a final-round 71 and win his first DP World Tour title. The Scot, 29, led the field by two shots after 54 holes and no player was able to chase him down as the rain fell and wind gusted in Amsterdam. Sweden's Joakim Lagergren eagled the last to finish on nine under par, but his playing partner Syme held his nerve to make a par of his own and win by two shots. The Kirkcaldy-born golfer takes home the first prize of $467,500 and was congratulated on the 18th green by compatriot Ewan Ferguson, who finished three under par and made a hole-in-one at the par-three seventh earlier in the day. Advertisement Richie Ramsay made it three Scots in the top ten, matching Ferguson's score for the week. "I'm just so happy I managed to do it," Syme said. "Everyone helped so much and I'm buzzing to do it with Ryan [McGuigan] on the bag as well, I'm overjoyed. "It's so nice they stuck around. I've been really pleased for them and I'm delighted to have won myself, amazing." Syme's had one previous win since turning professional in 2017, coming in the 2019 Turkish Airlines Challenge on the Challenger Tour.
BBC News
2 days ago
- Sport
- BBC News
Scotland's Syme 'overjoyed' after KLM Open victory
KLM Open final round leaderboard-11 C Syme (Sco); -8 J Lagergren (Swe); -4 J Schaper (RSA); -3 E Ferguson (Sco), J Senior (Eng), R Ramsay (Sco)Selected others: -2 A Sullivan (Eng), D Bradbury (Eng); -1 G Forrest (Sco), N Kimsey (Eng)Full leaderboard Connor Syme battled difficult conditions at the KLM Open to shoot a final-round 71 and win his first DP World Tour Scot, 29, led the field by two shots after 54 holes and no player was able to chase him down as the rain fell and wind gusted in Amsterdam. Sweden's Joakim Lagergren eagled the last to finish on nine under par, but his playing partner Syme held his nerve to make a par of his own and win by two Kirkcaldy-born golfer takes home the first prize of $467,500 and was congratulated on the 18th green by compatriot Ewan Ferguson, who finished three under par and made a hole-in-one at the par-three seventh earlier in the Ramsay made it three Scots in the top ten, matching Ferguson's score for the week."I'm just so happy I managed to do it," Syme said. "Everyone helped so much and I'm buzzing to do it with Ryan [McGuigan] on the bag as well, I'm overjoyed."It's so nice they stuck around. I've been really pleased for them and I'm delighted to have won myself, amazing."Syme's had one previous win since turning professional in 2017, coming in the 2019 Turkish Airlines Challenge on the Challenger Tour.
Yahoo
3 days ago
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Syme leads KLM Open by two after brilliant third round
Connor Syme leads the KLM Open in Amsterdam on 10 under par [Getty Images] KLM Open third round leaderboard -10 C Syme (Sco); -8 J Lagergren (Swe); -4 R Gouveia (Por), F Laporta (Ita), R Ramsay (Sco); -3 R Cabrebra-Bello (Esp), F Zanotti (Par) Full leaderboard Connor Syme holds a two-shot lead heading into Sunday's final round of KLM Open golf at The International in Amsterdam. The Scot, 29, carded a five-under-par 65 on Saturday to climb to the top of the leaderboard on 10 under. Advertisement Syme eagled the par-five third, before picking up a further three shots on an impressive back nine. Sweden's Joakim Lagergren is his closest challenger two shots back, with Syme's compatriot Richie Ramsay one of three players next best placed on four under. The Kirkcaldy-born golfer has one tournament victory since turning professional in 2017, coming in the 2019 Turkish Airlines Challenge. Final-round play at the DP World Tour event begins at 07:00 BST, with Syme due to tee off at 09:09.
Yahoo
3 days ago
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Dutch delight for Scotsman on moving day
Scotland's Connor Syme will take a two-shot lead into the final round of the DP World Tour's KLM Open in Amsterdam after a superb bogey-free 66. The 29-year-old holed a 40-foot eagle putt at the third on Saturday and added three birdies on his back nine, including at the final two holes, to overhaul Sweden's Joakim Lagergren (71) at the top. For the third day in succession the weather forced long delays to the event, with the course waterlogged in places during the morning as the final few players wrapped up a second round delayed by high winds. Syme navigated the conditions perfectly and admitted he was "buzzing" after his round. "Obviously a bonus to finish with a couple (of birdies) towards the end but overall really, really pleased," he added. .@connor_syme will take a two-shot lead into the final round in Amsterdam 💪#KLMOpen — DP World Tour (@DPWorldTour) June 7, 2025 Compatriot Richie Ramsay (71) finished the round in a share of third place with Portugal's Ricardo Gouveia (73) and Italian Francesco Laporta (69), six shots off the lead and four behind Lagergren. "Obviously there's a bit of a gap at the moment for me and Joakim but with the weather tomorrow it can change so much, so quickly," Syme said. "I would love to do it, hopefully I can play my game tomorrow and I can do it. I'll just try to play one shot at a time and get that mindset from the start, and what will be will be." Australia's Jason Scrivener (69) is in a nine-way tie for 13th at one under after a steady round including just three birdies and one bogey. With AAP.
