Just three weeks ago, an ‘overwhelmed’ Ewen Ferguson blew a four-shot lead on the final day of the Kenya Open, but not so yesterday. 
At the Doha Golf Club (DGC), the Scot carded a two-under-par 70 in the final round in tough conditions to win the Commercial Bank Qatar Masters and claim his maiden title on the World Tour. “It’s unbelievable. I can’t believe it,” Ferguson said, as he held the Mother of Pearl trophy.
The 25-year-old began the final round three shots off leaders England’s Matthew Jordan and Poland’s Adrian Meronk. A double bogey on the second dented his challenge but as the duo slipped backwards on the inward nine, the European Challenge Tour graduate was able to take full advantage, firing a tremendous chip-in eagle on the 16th and a 16-foot birdie on the last hole on a windy afternoon to set the clubhouse target on seven-under par.
Ferguson faced an anxious wait as Meronk and Jordan still had a handful of holes to complete, but none could catch the Scot and he was able to celebrate his first professional win in only 37 starts.
“Really just speechless that I’ve won and I’ve just seen that I might move up to 11th in the rankings, which is just unbelievable. I can’t believe it. Its years and years of hard work. My mum, dad, brother and sister and my whole family have given everything for me to have this moment and it’s just an absolute dream come true,” he said.
Ferguson became the third Scot to win the title, after Andrew Coltart claimed victory in 1998 and two-time champion Paul Lawrie, who won in 1999 and 2012. “It’s the sweetest day of my life, never mind my golf career. I’m speechless, I can’t put it into words. I can’t wait to go home and see my family,” he said.
Ferguson admitted he was overwhelmed by the occasion in the final round of the Kenyan Open. 
“Yes, I was overwhelmed by the pressure of chasing down my first title in Kenya. I took a lot from (Kenya). I tried to keep myself in the mix knowing that you never know what’s going to happen. I felt, if I got to the last hole and left a putt short and just missed out, it would’ve been really upsetting, but I made a nice putt on the last hole to get over the line.” he said.
Ferguson dedicated the victory his mother. “That’s for my mum. I know she’ll be watching at home crying. Happy Mother’s Day to all the mums, especially mine,” he said.
Ferguson’s playing partner Chase Hanna finished alone in second place on six-under after he rounded off his Sunday 71 with a birdie at the 18th. Meronk, who failed to eagle the last hole, and Sweden’s Marcus Kinhult were another shot further back in a tie for third.


Leading final round scores
(GBR/IRL unless stated, Par 72):
281-Ewen Ferguson 67-71-73-70
282-Chase Hanna (USA) 70-66-75-71
283-Marcus Kinhult (SWE) 74-65-73-71, Adrian Meronk (POL) 66-70-72-75
284-Pablo Larrazabal (ESP) 64-71-75-74, Justin Harding (RSA) 76-68-70-70, Marcus Armitage 71-73-71-69, Adrian Otaegui (ESP) 70-70-70-74, Kalle Samooja (FIN) 74-69-66-75, Matthew Jordan 69-69-70-76, Gavin Green (MAS) 77-67-69-71
285-Thorbjoern Olesen (DEN) 
71-69-76-69, Paul Waring 69-71-73-72, 
Laurie Canter 68-73-73-71, Wade 
Ormsby (AUS) 68-72-73-72, Justin 
Walters (RSA) 74-68-71-72, Marcus 
Helligkilde (DEN) 66-75-75-69, Craig Howie 70-74-70-71, Oliver Wilson 
71-70-71-73, Wilco Nienaber (RSA) 
68-68-74-75.