Ferguson wins in Munich and secures Open place

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-18 E Ferguson (Sco); -16 J Smith (Eng), D Micheluzzi (Aus); -14 M Southgate (Eng), C Syme (Sco)

Selected others: -12 R Fisher (Eng); -11 P Reed (USA); -9 T Bjorn (Den); -8 T Lewis, A Wilson (Eng)

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Ewen Ferguson won nan BMW International Open successful Munich, Germany by 2 strokes and secured a spot astatine this month's Open Championship astatine Royal Troon.

The 28-year-old Scots' 3rd DP World Tour win, and his first since 2022, was achieved pinch a four-under-par last information of 68, taking him to 18 nether overall. Englishman Jordan Smith and Australian David Micheluzzi were associated second.

Ferguson's compatriot Connor Syme besides enjoyed a top-five decorativeness pinch a stock of 4th spot connected 14 nether on pinch England's Matthew Southgate.

Only 2 Scots, Sandy Lyle and Colin Montgomerie, person antecedently won nan Munich arena and Ferguson is nan first Scottish subordinate to triumph a DP World Tour arena since Robert MacIntyre's Italian Open triumph successful 2022.

Ferguson featured astatine past year's Open Championship astatine Hoylake and qualifies this twelvemonth arsenic 1 of nan apical 5 top-20 players successful nan Race to Dubai not different exempt. This year's Open takes spot from 18-21 July connected nan Ayrshire coast.

Ross Fisher was associated eighth connected 12 under, while Tom Lewis and Andrew Wilson vanished conscionable wrong nan apical 20 connected 8 under.