It's a good job David Drysdale is not one to dwell on things.
The 37-year-old put the finishing touches to his best ever display in the BMW PGA Championship last night with a steady two-under 70 for a four-under 284.
That gave him a share of 10th and a tidy cheque for £62,538, the second biggest of his career. Yet Drysdale knows it could have been better. Having shared second place at halfway, his assault on the leaderboard suffered a crippling blow during Saturday's third round when he spilled eight shots in four holes around the turn in a 78.
Apart from that wretched spell, the Scot acquitted himself superbly over the rigorous West course during a productive week and was more than happy to focus on the positives. "This is by far my best finish here so I have to be delighted with that," said Drysdale. "Eight over for four holes? I didn't feel I did much wrong there either but this course can do that. That stretch is a bit like Amen Corner [at Augusta] I suppose."
There was also a hint of the what might have beens for Marc Warren after his clamber up the standings was halted by a triple-bogey eight on the 17th. The 31-year-old, whose rise was aided by an eagle-three on the 12th, had been sitting in a share of 13th with two to play but pulled his drive off the 17th tee out of bounds. He did recover with a birdie on the last in a 72 for a 288 but his late calamity left a sour taste.
Warren had entered the 36-hole qualifying shoot-out for the US Open at Walton Heath today but the two-time tour winner seems likely to withdraw and re-charge his batteries ahead of this week's Wales Open. "It [qualifying] is maybe too much," he said. "I need to be realistic and concentrate on what I'm doing in Europe and playing well here instead of chasing it over there.
Scott Jamieson, who will chase the American dream at Walton Heath, closed with a 73 for a 291.
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