DRYSDALE OPEN TARGET.SCOTTISH golfer David Drysdale is aiming to end the year in style - by booking a lucrative place at the 2010 Open at St Andrews. Fresh from his impressive third-place finish Noun 1. third-place finish - a finish in third place (as in a race) finish - designated event that concludes a contest (especially a race); "excitement grew as the finish neared"; "my horse was several lengths behind at the finish"; "the winner is the team with the in the Madrid Masters The Mutua Madrileña Masters Madrid is an annual tennis tournament for male professional players. The event is held annually in Madrid, Spain, and is played on indoor hardcourts (from 2003 in the Madrid Arena). on Sunday the Dunbar player, right, is already planning his route to a dream date at the home of golf. Drysdale's feat in the Spanish capital moved him up to 41st in the Race to Dubai rankings and virtually guarantees him a berth at November's Dubai World championship while he also heads to China for theWorld Cup next month. But Drysdale, 34, currently sits in third place on the Sunshine Tour's order of merit Order of Merit Noun Brit an order awarded for outstanding achievement in any field with the top three at the end of the season gaining a spot in St Andrews. And he'll head for South Africa before Christmas to try and defend that position in the Alfred Dunhill championship at Leopard Creek. Drysdale said: "Finishing in the top three in their rankings gets me into St Andrews next year. I have a good chance so I'm definitely going back to South Africa in December. "It would be a dream to be involved at the Open." |
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