Gregory Havret’s sudden-death play-off victory over Phil Mickelson to claim The Barclays Scottish Open came about courtesy of a crucial sand save – the area of his game that the Genworth Financial Statistics reveal to be 100 per cent during his week at Loch Lomond.

After respective rounds of 68 and 69, the duo tied on 14 under par after 72 holes and required a play-off to separate them. Replaying the 455 yard par four 18th hole, Mickelson just avoided the loch and drove into nasty rough while Havret found the middle of the fairway, belying his Driving Accuracy of 62.5% and 49th place in the standings.

Mickelson hit a fine second shot out of trouble, but his third shot was struck too hard and as his delicate chip just missed the hole for par, Havret, who had found the greenside bunker with his approach and splashed out to five feet, was left with that tricky length putt to take the title.

The Frenchman duly obliged, and showed that his Putts Per Round statistic of 27.5, and sixth place ranking, also considerably helped towards collecting the £500,000 top prize and final available spot in The Open Championship at Carnoustie.

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