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Nick Dougherty won the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship and picked up prize money of £400,000 After a nervous, bogey-bogey, start on the final day at the Old Course, St. Andrews, Dougherty finished with a final round of 71 and an 18 under par aggregate score. This was enough to leave him two shots clear of Justin Rose and three clear of Rory McIlroy. The Dunhill trophy is only Dougherty’s second win, having won the Singapore Masters, two years ago.

Justin Rose’s second place closed the gap on Padraig Harrington for the European Tour’s Order of Merit (£21,000 behind) while the emerging talent, McIlroy secured his tour card for next year, in only his second tournament as a professional, meaning he is the youngest player to have done this since Sergio Garcia. How I’m going to enjoy following his progress through the professional ranks.

Ernie Els continued to discover something like his old form and was in contention for much of the final round, however his push for glory came to an abrupt end on the 17th hole. Incredibly, he caught the wrong side of a slope and putted into the bunker, which left him with a sequence of shots which read: putt, bunker-shot, 3 more putts!

Ernie Els, Justin Rose, Padraig Harrington and Colin Montgomerie go on to the HSBC, World Match Play Championship at Wentworth, which begins tomorrow.

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