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Connor Syme (left) won his first DP World Tour title
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KLM Open final round leaderboard
-11 C Syme (Sco); -9 J Lagergren (Swe); -4 J Schaper (RSA); -3 E Ferguson (Sco), J Senior (Eng), R Ramsay (Sco)
Selected others: -2 A Sullivan (Eng), D Bradbury (Eng); -1 G Forrest (Sco), N Kimsey (Eng)
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.
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