And by all accounts it was a good game of golf.
After four days of golf at three of Scotland's most famous golf courses - Kingsbarns (Fife), Carnoustie (Angus) and The Old Course, St Andrews (Fife) - a most deserved winner emerged.
Oliver Wilson of England finished at 17 under par with Tommy Fleetwood (ENG), Richie Ramsay (SCO) and Rory McIlroy (NIR) just one shot behind at 16 under par.
Of the players who made the cut, only three started the week with a lower world ranking than Oliver’s 792nd place. Nick Dougherty (ENG) was 1532th, Niclas Fasth (SWE) was 810th and Garrick Porteous (ENG) 846th.
Wilson, who attended Augusta State University, won 3 US college events in 2003 before making the Walker Cup team in that year. In 2008 he qualified for Europe’s Ryder Cup team. (Yep, that would be that Ryder Cup where Europe had a useless leader!)
Since turning professional in 2003, Wilson has started 228 times on the European Tour and this is his first win despite coming close on a number of occasions. If my sums are correct, he’s been in the runner up spot on the tour on 9 different occasions in his career, including a second place at the Dunhill Links in 2009 - losing out to Simon Dyson by 3 strokes.
Overall, Wilson has had a good career, one which many golfers would aspire to emulate. He has, however, never had that elusive win - until now! Hopefully this will be the start of a great winning streak and of lots more wins on the tour.
Congratulations Oliver, your dedication, belief and never-give-up attitude should be an inspiration to everyone.
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