Forsyth defends decision to play on

Scotland’s Alastair Forsyth has defended the decision to finish the Madeira Islands Open after his caddie died on the course on Sunday.

Forsyth was playing the last hole of his round – the par-four ninth on the steeply undulating Santo da Serra layout – when 52-year-old Zimbabwean Iain McGregor collapsed on the fairway and suffered a fatal heart-attack.

An indefinite suspension of play was initially announced, but the decision was later taken to resume play at 6pm, with England’s Daniel Brooks eventually beating Scotland’s Scott Henry on the first play-off hole.