Title slips at the double for Wade

WADE Ormsby dropped shots on four holes in the Vic Open.

Agonisingly for the South Australian, one of those was the second-last hole — and that double bogey was enough to cost him the championship.

The 38-year-old seemingly had one hand on the trophy as he stood on the 17th tee.

Outright leader at 18-under with an excellent birdie chance to come on the par-five, all Ormsby had to do was take par and keep going.

But it all unravelled before his eyes.

His drive fell short, his next two chips were average and two putts topped it off. He had self-destructed. He had gone from leading to needing eagle on the final hole to get to a playoff.

“(I’ve) got to try to take the positives from it. (I’m) disappointed, for sure,” a visibly gutted Ormsby said.

“What can I say? Disappointed. (It) would have been nice to win on home soil.”

Wins have been few and far between for Ormsby over his career, winning twice since turning pro in 2001.

His last victory came at a European Tour event in Hong Kong in November 2017.

A win yesterday would have handed him a European Tour card until the end of 2020. Now he has a battle on his hands to keep his status for next season.

Ormsby said his game “feels strong” despite his heartbreaking finish.

“I probably had a lot of chances to put everyone away early with the putter,” he said.

“And it’s not like I putted bad, they just didn’t drop.

“Obviously 17 kind of just frustrating missing one there, I knew I couldn’t miss it there, but anyway, that’s the way it is.”

Ormsby will now shift his focus to the World Super 6 Perth in Western Australia this week.

“Like I said, I played good all week and I had plenty of chances, so it’s another golf course which I really like, so get over there and try and get them next week,” he said.