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By Martin Dempster - The Scotsman
David Law is heading to Mauritius in a fortnight’s time for one final event in 2024 after atoning for one poor performance in Australia with a much better second effort.
The Aberdonian made the long journey after losing his DP World Tour card at the end of last season then just missing on winning it back at the Qualifying School Final Stage in Spain.
He missed the cut in the BMW Australian PGA Championship in Brisbane following rounds of 77 and 72 before bouncing back to finish joint-20th in the ISPS Handa Australian Open in Melbourne at the weekend.
“The golf courses are two of the best that you will ever play,” said Law of Kingston Heath and Victoria. “It feels a bit of a shame to play them both in the same week, but it was a really enjoyable tournament.”
The 2019 ISPS Handa Vic Open champion made the cut on the mark after opening with scores of 71-70 before climbing up the leaderboard with weekend efforts of 68 and 71.
“I play rubbish on that thicker grass,” he said of his performance at Royal Queensland the previous week. “I never really play well in South Africa and that was the same.
“I got home for one day after the Q-School then was straight down here, so I probably wasn’t in the best frame of mind (laughing) for that one.
“So it was nice to have a decent week in Melbourne. I was set on being done for the year after that one, but I am going to go to Mauritius now and I feel a little more positive now than I did last week.”
Law will need to wait and see what events he gets into on the main tour early next year as he attempts to win back his seat at the top table.
“It’s been a pretty tough year, but it is what it is and I am excited to try and battle back,” he added. “It’s my daughter’s birthday this week and I have only ever been at home for two of those. So, first and foremost, I am looking forward to that.”
Meanwhile, Stephen Gallacher and David Drysdale both set out on Tuesday in the Champions Tour Qualifying Final Stage in Arizona. The duo have already come through pre-qualfiers and now face a battle over 72 holes for just five coveted cards.
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By Martin Dempster - The Scotsman
David Law is heading to the DP World Tour Qualifying School in Spain in a fortnight’s time after agonisingly coming up short in his bid to climb into the safety zone at the end of the regular phase of the season.
Maintaining the good play he’d produced in the final few weeks of the campaign, the 33-year-old signed off with a bogey-free four-under-par 68 in the Genesis Championship at Jack Nicklaus Golf Club Korea.
Posting a nine-under-par total to finish joint-22nd behind home winner Ben An, the effort lifted Law from 130th in the Race to Dubai Rankings to 119th - just five places from safety in the season-long card battle.
It means the Aberdonian, who has held a DP World Tour card since 2019 and won the ISPS Handa Vic Open in his rookie season, will now have to visit the Qualifying School to retain a full playing status.
Law, who will be buoyed by making the cut in seven of his last eight events and finishing in the top 30 in the last three, will join Stephen Gallacher at Infinitum Golf in Tarragona after the European Junior Ryder Cup captain finished 184th in the standings.
The Second Stage takes place at four venues around Spain next week, with 13 Scots, including Sandy Scott, Graeme Robertson and Sam Locke, aiming to be involved in the Final Stage as well.
Englishman Marco Penge, last year’s Road to Mallorca Rankings on the Challenge Tour, jumped from 115th at the start of the event in Incheon to 110th after finishing alongside Law.
Compatriot Ross Fisher secured the final card spot after surviving an anxious wait following a missed cut, but Eddie Pepperell will be joining Law at the Qualifying School after having to settle for 120th following a climb of four spots.
Connor Syme (49th), Calum Hill (53rd) and Grant Forrest (54th) have also qualified for the Abu Dhabi event, which will involve the top 70 players, with the top 50 after that then playing in the season finale in Dubai.
After missing the cut in Korea, Richie Ramsay’s season is over, slipping two spots to 81st, and it’s the same for Scott Jamieson, who remained in 85th position after finishing joint-49th.
After a thrilling last-day battle, An beat compatriot Tom Kim at the first extra hole to land a first DP World Tour win since making his breakthrough on the circuit in the 2015 BMW PGA Championship.
"It's great,” said world No 36 An, who closed with a 67 that included four birdies in the last six holes to finish on 17 under. “It's been too long (to win) on the main tour.
"All I tried to do is show some great golf in front of the home fans. It's been a while since I've played in front of them. It feels amazing.”
Elsewhere, Scottish No 1 Gemma Dryburgh finished just outside the top 60 in the LPGA’s Maybank Championship, won by China’s Ruoming Yin in Kuala Lumpur.
Seven Scots retained cards, led by Genesis Scottish Open champion Bob MacIntyre and BMW International Open champion Ewen Ferguson. Currently sitting ninth and 32nd on the points list, they will be teeing up in both of the new Play-Off events - the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship and DP World Tour Championship.