The Scotsman holed a tricky par putt at the 18th to take the crown. Overnight leader Julien Guerrier had been the man to catch for most of the day but birdies at the 14th, 15th and 17th saw Ramsay head to the last with a one-shot lead.

The 39-year-old missed the fairway off the 18th tee but managed to give himself an eight-foot par putt, which he duly holed to sign for a closing 69, finish the tournament on 14-under par and return to the DP World Tour winner’s circle for the first time since his Trophée Hassan II victory in March 2015.

The win will help Ramsay banish the memory of his near-miss at the British Masters in May, where a closing double-bogey ended his chances of victory at The Belfry.

Local favourite Waring finished alone in second on 13-under thanks to his Sunday 70, with Guerrier in a five-way tie for third another shot back alongside Marcus Kinhult, Robin Petersson, Daan Huizing and Grant Forrest.

“The biggest thing for me was I made a promise to my daughter, and I don’t break promises to her,” Ramsay said. “I said I would get her a trophy and this one’s for her. It just feels unbelievable. I’ve had some bad times over the last couple of years but I kept believing, I knew my game was good.

“I know about what happened at The Belfry. But it’s links golf and I feel like I’ve always got an advantage when I play links golf.

"Winning is everything. It's what matters in this sport."@RamsayGolf | #CazooClassic pic.twitter.com/TQWEYyopw7

— DP World Tour (@DPWorldTour) July 24, 2022

“There’s nothing better than holing a putt under the gun — when it matters, when the tournament is on the line. For me, winning is everything, it’s what matters in the sport. I felt the nerves coming down the stretch, played great, and just to play well under the gun. Obviously, I got a bit emotional there at the end, but I haven’t won since my daughter was born and that’s six years.

“That one’s for Olivia. Hopefully she’s watching. [My wife] Angela’s been brilliant. She’s never given up on me, sent me a message this morning telling me that she was really proud of me in whatever I accomplish. It’s just great to get over the line. What a feeling as well, the way I did it, to hole that putt on the last. It’s just hours and hours of practice and it comes down to one shot and I managed to do it. It doesn’t matter what happens now, I’ll remember that for the rest of my life.”

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After carding seven birdies and a single bogey in his first 16 holes to join the large group on six-under at the top of the leaderboard, Waring holed his bunker shot at the par-five 17th for a tremendous eagle to hit the front on his own.

The 37-year-old followed that up with a closing birdie putt from 13 feet to sign for a 63, matching the course record set by Matthew Jordan in 2019.

Waring’s nine-undertotal saw him lead by two from nearest challenger Garrick Porteous, with Jens Dantorp, Julien Guerrier, Grant Forrest and Richard Mansell another shot back on six-under.

“I started nicely, controlled my ball pretty well all day,” said Waring. “It’s funny, I’d felt like I’ve been playing nicely over the last few weeks and months, just not having any results so to actually put it all together for a round of golf, I’m absolutely made up.

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The Swede claimed his maiden Tour title at the British Masters at the Southport venue during a breakthrough campaign in 2019.

Now he returns to Hillside for the Cazoo Classic this week, and he is already feeling “good vibes”.

“It’s great to be back,” Kinhult said. “Just seeing the 18th hole has brought back some great memories from 2019. It’s a special place. It was my first win and only win so far. It’s a great memory. Battling down the stretch on Sunday was nice. I had been in contention a couple of times before but that time I managed it better and got the job done.

“[Winning] is always the goal. I spoke to some of the members at Hillside and they said that some changes have been made since 2019. I can see that the first hole looks a little different. It’s like 25 degrees warmer this time, so I think it is going to play a little firmer and faster. But I am sure the place is very similar; the good vibes will be there.”

Last time out at @Hillside_GC…

Marcus Kinhult claimed the 2019 @british_masters ? pic.twitter.com/aq5loNGscx

— DP World Tour (@DPWorldTour) July 19, 2022

Kinhult missed almost four months of action on Tour last season following an epileptic seizure during a practice round in Spain in April, but he made a full recovery and has already registered two top 10s so far this season in Kenya and Qatar.

He missed the cut in his last three events but is adamant he is not far from reaching the heights that saw the 2017 Challenge Tour Graduate make such an eye-catching start to his career on the DP World Tour.

“A lot has happened since the last time I was here in 2019 for me personally but also around the world [with the Covid-19 pandemic],” he said. “I am still trying my best and I feel overall I am trending in the right direction. It is not a straight line. It goes up and down like for everyone, but I am feeling a lot better than I did last year so hopefully I can maintain that progress and build this week and for the rest of the season. Hopefully that will pay off in the long run.”

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