Higgins Tour hopes are dashed after late slip-up

A FINAL hole bogey and a brilliant finish by Austrian Hans Peter Bacher ended David Higgins’ dream of a Tour return at the European Tour Qualifying School Finals at PGA Catalunya Resort in Spain.

Hampered by a poor third round, the 39-year old produced a sterling fourth round display on the rugged Stadium Course near Girona to move inside the crucial top-70 and ties at four under for the tournament with just the 449-yard 18th to play.

However, he pushed his drive into the rough, found sand right of the green with a rescue and missed a four-footer for par that would prove crucial.