Freeman said after the event: “It’s absolutely brilliant - it was a goal at the start of the day to see if I could get into position. I thought I was a couple behind coming in and obviously to end up being involved in the play-off, I’m absolutely over the moon. We're all busy pros, so the opportunities you get from the PGA Play-Offs, to play higher up - that's the right kind of nugget at the end of the year to gear us on to winter and come out strong for next season.”
Whitby-Smith had two tied-fourth finishes, a tied-second and a tied-ninth to head into the PGA Play-Offs for the third year in a row.
He said: “I’m very excited, I knew I had to come here and basically win to have a chance. Fortunately I played really nicely and got myself in the play-off. I’m disappointed not to get it over the line, but the main goal was to make the PGA Play-Offs, so I’m really pleased I managed to do that.
“Last year I got two DP World Tour starts - I think that's probably what kept me going again today, just thinking of the outcome at the end. Thankfully, I did enough and I’ll hopefully get some more starts. I’m a big fan of Aphrodite Hills - great golf course, nice hotel, always a nice way to kick off the season.”
See the final Midlands Order of Merit rankings here.
