Jason Scrivener has conjured up a fabulous weekend of golf before the Australian outsider's bid for a first European tour title finally fell short at the Ras Al Khaimah Championship, won by Spain's Alejandro del Rey.
The 35-year-old Scrivener came from nowhere in the field to record 16 birdies over a remarkable blemish-free 39-hole stretch across three rounds from Friday until late on Sunday, as he eventually claimed fourth place at the Al Hamra course in the UAE.
It could have been even better for the man from Perth, whose purple patch was only ended on the penultimate hole on Sunday when he found the desert, then a greenside bunker, as he ran up the double bogey that effectively ruined his shot at a third-place finish.
