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Connor Syme battled difficult conditions at the KLM Open to shoot a final-round 71 and win his first DP World Tour title.<\/b><\/p>\n
The Scot, 29, led the field by two shots after 54 holes and no player was able to chase him down as the rain fell and wind gusted in Amsterdam. <\/p>\n
Sweden’s Joakim Lagergren eagled the last to finish on nine under par, but his playing partner Syme held his nerve to make a par of his own and win by two shots.<\/p>\n
The Kirkcaldy-born golfer takes home the first prize of $467,500 and was congratulated on the 18th green by compatriot Ewan Ferguson, who finished three under par and made a hole-in-one at the par-three seventh earlier in the day.<\/p>\n
Richie Ramsay made it three Scots in the top ten, matching Ferguson’s score for the week.<\/p>\n
“I’m just so happy I managed to do it,” Syme said. “Everyone helped so much and I’m buzzing to do it with Ryan [McGuigan] on the bag as well, I’m overjoyed.<\/p>\n
“It’s so nice they stuck around. I’ve been really pleased for them and I’m delighted to have won myself, amazing.”<\/p>\n
Syme’s had one previous win since turning professional in 2017, coming in the 2019 Turkish Airlines Challenge on the Challenger Tour.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n