“I WAS PRETTY CLOSE TO QUITTING”

Life can throw some pretty hard punches, the type of which put missed cuts and poor finishes very much into perspective. In 2017, David Law and his partner, Natasha, suffered the loss of their stillborn son, Freddie. Months of agony followed. When we catch up ahead of the Oman Open, everything has changed, and yet nothing has. Last year, their daughter, Penelope, arrived. Law’s career has also taken off following victories on the Challenge Tour and European Tour. But golf is “secondary to life”, and this will never change.

What has altered is the 28-year-old’s self-belief. On the golf course, he’s a different prospect. It was the win in his homeland, at the SSE Scottish Hydro Challenge last year, which was the catalyst. It came just at the right time, too, as after 100 tour