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The DGM Barbados Open
A birdie blitz on the back nine helped London Golf Club’s Bill Longmuir to a comfortable victory at the DGM Barbados Open on the European Seniors Tour.
Some scintillating golf on the back nine helped the Scot, who was six shots off the lead after the first day, blow away a high class field – including Ian Woosnam – to register his first victory since last August.
Despite wet and windy conditions at Royal Westmoreland, Billy made no fewer than seven birdies - including five in a row from the 13th hole – in a flawless round of golf.
His aggregate score of ten under par was enough to see off the English challenge of Bob Cameron and Nick Job, who finished three and four shots behind respectively.
Joint overnight leader Delroy Cambridge of Jamaica was a further shot back, whilst Woosnam – who owns a home and has a catamaran moored on the Caribbean island – finished his maiden Seniors Tour event on four under par, after a final round of 71.
The Welshman was one of the first to congratulate Billy, who automatically shot to the top of the Order of Merit with his victory – the seventh of his Seniors Tour career.
The London Golf Club member said: “It’s a fantastic feeling to win again – you don’t get many days like this, where nearly everything goes right. There were a few jitters towards the end, but I managed to keep my nerves under control for the most part. The long putt for birdie on 17 was crucial – once that went in, I knew I had the tournament in the bag. My putter hasn’t always been my best friend lately, but today it was. My putting really let me down on the first day, which meant I finished a long way back and had a bit of a mountain to climb. But I still played fairly solidly from tee to green, so I knew I had it in me”
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