Connor Syme has brushed shoulders with Scottie Scheffler and One Direction’s Niall Horan during his golfing career, but those glamorous encounters will pale in comparison to the week he has just had in Amsterdam.

The Scot battled difficult conditions at the KLM Open to shoot a final-round 71 and win his first DP World Tour title at the 182nd attempt.

Syme, who twice finished second in 2022, 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.

Sweden’s Joakim Lagergren eagled the last to finish on nine under par, but playing partner Syme held his nerve to make a par of his own and win by two shots.

“I’ve played a lot of tournaments and you just start to think, is it ever going to happen?” the 29-year-old told BBC Sport Scotland.

“I’ve been in a bad run and it’s amazing where your brain will take you sometimes, but I think I really just focused this week.

“I don’t know what it was, but I had a really clear picture about what I was trying to do and I was able to do it.”

The Kirkcaldy-born golfer took home the first prize of $467,500 (£345,000) and was congratulated on the 18th green by compatriot Ewan Ferguson, who finished three under and made a hole-in-one at the seventh earlier in the day.

And Richie Ramsay made it three Scots in the top 10, matching Ferguson’s score for the week.