Sam Bairstow claimed his first European Challenge Tour title with a six under par final round 65 to win the Farmfoods Scottish Challenge supported by the R&A at Newmacher Golf Club in Aberdeenshire.
The Englishman produced rounds of 70-68-66-65 for a 15 under par total, one stroke ahead of DP World Tour winner Romain Wattel who finished in solo second on 14 under par.
“Going into this year I really didn’t know what to expect given it was my first year on the Challenge Tour,” said Bairstow. “I was just thinking about keeping my card, never mind winning or getting into the top 20 in the Rankings and possible promotion to the DP World Tour.
“Yesterday I saw the forecast was going to be a bit windy and I just played really smart. I knew it wasn't going to be as windy today but I thought if I did the same, I wouldn't be too far off. There were plenty of chances out there, so it was all about keeping the mistakes off the card.”
Englishman Brandon Robinson Thompson, Northern Irishman Jonathan Caldwell and American Jordan Gumberg shared third place on 12 under par, while David Law finished as the top Scot in ninth on ten under par.
The top ten in the Road to Mallorca Rankings remain the same with South African Casey Jarvis keeping hold of his place as the Number One. Englishman Jamie Rutherford moves up three places to 17th, one place ahead of countryman Bairstow.
The Road to Mallorca now travels to Finland for the Vierumäki Finnish Challenge at Vierumäki Resort from August 17-20 where Dubai resident Joshua Grenville-Wood is competing.
