DP World Tour Q-School: St Andrews' John Paterson progresses to stage two after dramatic final day in Sweden

John Paterson will be breathing a sigh of relief this evening as he survived a testing final day at Arlandastad Golf in Sweden. Starting the final round comfortably inside the cut mark, tied for 9th place, John made a difficult start with a bogey at the 1st and a double bogey at the 3rd had the Tartan Pro Tour player reeling, falling to -1 for the tournament.

Image - John Paterson walks to the 14th green on the Old Course during the first round of the 2025 Alfred Dunhill Links Championship (Photo by Matt Hooper)

He settled down with four consecutive pars, before a bogey at the par-four 8th hole saw him fall outside the cut mark, and he faced a battle over the final 10 holes to keep his DP World Tour dream alive. A birdie on the 9th and bogey on the 11th left him needing a couple of birdies over the closing 7 holes to qualify.

He birdied the 14th hole for the fourth consecutive day, and headed to the par-three 18th hole knowing he needed birdie to make the cut. Remarkably he achieved the goal and made birdie for the second consecutive day, and finished at 2-under-par for the tournament, tied for 17th.

John will play in Stage Two of Q-School in Spain from 29 October to 1 November.

SHANK, by Matt Hooper

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