David Law finished tied-fourth at the Horizon Irish Open to punch his ticket for The 150th Open at St Andrews then beamed: “It’s a dream come true.”
The Scot went into the week at Mount Juliet knowing that the top-three finishers not already qualified for the milestone major would be heading for the Old Course.
He closed with a five-under 67, which included a superb up-and-down at the last, to force his way into the mix.
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With the already-exempt Adrian Meronk, Ryan Fox and Thriston Lawrence occupying the top-three places, Aberdonian Law – a protege of 1999 champion Paul Lawrie – secured one of the available berths alongside John Catlin and Fabrizio Zanotti.
It will be the one-time DP World Tour winner’s debut appearance in a major championship – and suffice to say he’s excited at the prospect.
“It’s a dream come true,” said the 31-year-old. “I chose not to go to Final Qualifying last week so I could focus on this event and so now that getting a place has happened, I’m over the moon.
“I knew what was on the line for the putt on 18. I had a good look at the leaderboard and knew I was in with a chance as the other players ahead of me were exempt.
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