Ferguson misses out as Reitan claims Soudal Open win
Soudal Open final-round leaderboard-13 K Reitan (Nor), D Van Driel (Ned), E Ferguson (Sco)Selected others: -10 T Merritt (US), J Smith (Eng), T Lawrence (SA), H Li (Chi), J Parry (Eng); -9 M Jordan (Eng); -8 A Sullivan (Eng), A Fitzpatrick (Eng)
Scotland's Ewen Ferguson missed out on a fourth DP World Tour title in a play-off at the Soudal Open in Belgium.The overnight leader looked set for victory but bogeyed his final hole, sending him into a three-way play-off with Norway's Kristoffer Reitan and Dutchman Darius van Driel.And it was Reitan who triumphed for a first career title on the European tour.Reitan started the day in 23rd place, trailing the Scot by nine shots, but carded a course-record 62 featuring 10 birdies.Ferguson's final round of level-par 71 meant he, Reitan and Van Driel ended the day tied on 13 under.The three returned to the 18th for the play-off, and after Ferguson and Van Driel missed their putts, Reitan holed in from 15 feet to claim victory."Its been a dream of mine since I was a little kid," said Reitan. "I keep thinking back to a few years ago when I was considering stopping playing because I didn't find it enjoyable any more, didn't see progress, and to be able to turn it around the way I have been doing the last couple of years has been amazing - to seal it with victory here is ridiculous."I felt like it was a little bit my day and that was evident at the end. I couldn't be more thrilled."
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