Having secured a spot in the Senior PGA Championship via a one-time exemption granted to players who have turned 50 and who have won a DP World Tour event in the last five years, Richard Bland took full advantage as he claimed a stunning victory.
The LIV Golfer had led the tournament at the halfway stage following rounds of 64 and 66, but a three-over-par third round of 74 dropped Bland down the leaderboard and one shot back of overnight leaders Ernie Els and Greg Chalmers going into Sunday.
