Oliver Hirst-Greenham held his nerve to claim a fantastic seven-shot victory at the 2025 PING Scottish Open for Golfers with a Disability on Friday with a dazzling display despite a broken wrist.
The Morecambe golfer followed Thursday’s opening level par round of 72 with a 77 to finish on +5 for the championship and well clear of the chasing pack led by Barry Wearing who finished 2nd and fellow Englishman Jonathan Chown in 3rd.
Hirst-Greenham admitted he was a little nervous protecting a five-shot overnight lead, but had enough gas in the tank to get over the line with plenty to spare.
He said: “It’s amazing and it’s been such a long day! It’s a great feeling and I’ve worked really hard for this and I wanted to win it.
“I didn’t play as well today as I did yesterday which was frustrating. But everyone was the same and it was a tough challenge, but I really enjoyed it."
Hirst-Greenham is one of the longest hitters on the circuit despite being born with hip dysplasia, a condition which causes him pain and discomfort.
This week he managed his game superbly to win the title and wasn't hampered at all by a broken bone in his left wrist sustained lifting a concrete block in the build-up to the event. A protective strapping allowed him to play without pain and the scoring reflected as much.
Having won the English Open for Golfers with a Disability in 2023, the man from Morecambe has now added the Scottish title to his list of honours and hopes to continue his winning streak over the summer months.
He added: “It was a relief when I won because I was fighting the wind all day. I wanted the last putt to drop as I hadn’t holed anything all day but I ended up missing it as well. A solid par to end the round, I suppose.
“I’ve got the G4D Open next week at Woburn. I feel like I’m in good enough form to do better and hopefully win but definitely compete. I’ll look at the other Opens now too – I’ve won the English and now I’ve got the Scottish, I might as well go for the Irish and the Welsh and I’ve got them all!”
Hirst-Greenham admitted he was a little nervous protecting a five-shot overnight lead, but had enough gas in the tank to get over the line with plenty to spare.
He said: “It’s amazing and it’s been such a long day! It’s a great feeling and I’ve worked really hard for this and I wanted to win it.
“I didn’t play as well today as I did yesterday which was frustrating. But everyone was the same and it was a tough challenge, but I really enjoyed it."
Hirst-Greenham is one of the longest hitters on the circuit despite being born with hip dysplasia, a condition which causes him pain and discomfort.
This week he managed his game superbly to win the title and wasn't hampered at all by a broken bone in his left wrist sustained lifting a concrete block in the build-up to the event. A protective strapping allowed him to play without pain and the scoring reflected as much.
Having won the English Open for Golfers with a Disability in 2023, the man from Morecambe has now added the Scottish title to his list of honours and hopes to continue his winning streak over the summer months.
He added: “It was a relief when I won because I was fighting the wind all day. I wanted the last putt to drop as I hadn’t holed anything all day but I ended up missing it as well. A solid par to end the round, I suppose.
“I’ve got the G4D Open next week at Woburn. I feel like I’m in good enough form to do better and hopefully win but definitely compete. I’ll look at the other Opens now too – I’ve won the English and now I’ve got the Scottish, I might as well go for the Irish and the Welsh and I’ve got them all!”
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Tom Vale, Press & Media Manager
Tel: 07912 240850
Email: tom.vale@englandgolf.org
www.englandgolf.org