The Scottish duo of Craig Lee and Scott Jamieson arrive home today declaring ‘Mission Accomplished’ after earning automatic 2016 European Tour membership.
Lee and Jamieson undertook a 12,000 round trip to Hong Kong in a goal to cement full playing rights for next season.
They did that in first making the Hong Kong Open halfway cut ahead of confirmation yesterday both had finished inside the top-110 on the Race to Dubai money list.
Lee picked up two spots to end his fourth full season in succession in 101st place and nine spots inside the 110th cut-off position courtesy of a final round 70 for a two under par total and a share of 42nd place in suburban Fanling.
Jamieson struggled over the last day recording five birdies but also two bogeys, a double bogey and a sixth hole triple bogey in a two over par 72 for a one over par over par tally and tied 59th.
The Glaswegian dropped a place to officially end his fifth season in the top league at 107th and £7,000 shy of losing his card.
“It was not the best of last days but in the bigger picture it’s a great relief to be heading home knowing I have my card for next year," he said.
“I’ve said all along I have not been in this position in my career before and it certainly was a nerve-racking first two days to make the cut.
“But then I could breathe a little easier over the weekend with my 67 on Friday the key.”
However it was not good news for Chris Doak who, after missing the Hong Kong cut, ends his third full year in 155th place and a trip for a first occasion in four years to next fortnight's Tour School
England’s Justin Rose ended a 15-month European Tour winless drought and despite a bogey at the last hung on to win by a stroke with a 17-under par tally.
It is Rose’s first Race to Dubai success since capturing last year’s Aberdeen Assert Management Scottish Open.
He said: “I am very happy to get the job done. I had a chance to win in Napa (Frys.com Open) last week, I was tied for the lead going down the 10th hole and let that flitter away a little bit.
“I wanted to hang onto this one and it’s nice to be handed the trophy.”
Borders David Drysdale finished the best of the Scots posting a final round 66 for share of 18th place at seven under par.
Drysdale moved to 88th on the Race to Dubai and officially one place outside of qualifying for this week’s $US 7m Turkish Airlines Open.
However with threats of further terrorists attacks this week in Turkey ahead of next Sunday’s general elections, and the final day of the opening event of the Final Four Series, there could be withdrawals should certain players feel uneasy travelling to Belek.
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