Ewen Ferguson excited about 'very cool' Scottish Open appearance

He got in through the side door when making his debut in 2020 but Ewen Ferguson has kicked open the front door of the Genesis Scottish Open at The Renaissance Club on this occasion.

On the back of his maiden DP World Tour win in the Commercial Bank Qatar Masters at Doha Golf on Sunday, the 25-year-old has secured his spot in the $8 million Rolex Series event in July.

Ferguson finished joint-30th behind England’s Aaron Rai at the same venue two years ago, having only secured that opportunity due to the field being diluted because of the Covid-19 pandemic.

With a Challenge Tour graduate ranking at the start of the year, his hopes of returning to the East Lothian venue this summer looked slim due to the tournament also now being on the PGA Tour schedule.

But, in one fell swoop, Ferguson has secured a dream date in a field that will include Open champion Collin Morikawa, three-time major winner Jordan Spieth, defending champion Min Woo Lee and top-ranked Scot Bob MacIntyre.

“I’ll definitely be in the Scottish Open field now, which is very cool,” Ferguson told The Scotsman after arriving home in Bearsden on the outskirts of Glasgow to a hero’s welcome from his family.

“It was good when I played in the Scottish Open in 2020 and I had a decent result. But this one will be very special due to it being co-sanctioned with the PGA Tour and loads of people are going to be there. I might get a good draw, which would be pretty cool.”

Ferguson picked up a cheque for around £255,000 as he joined fellow Scots MacIntyre, David Law, Grant Forrest and Calum Hill in landing breakthrough wins on the main tour over the last three years.

The former British and Scottish Boys’ champion celebrated the feat by having dinner with coach Jamie Gough