West Australian Jason Scrivener has ended an eight-month absence from the European Tour top 10 with a tie for seventh at the Open de Espana in Madrid.

With Jon Rahm running away with a second straight Spanish Open title, a maiden European Tour win was unlikely when Scrivener began his final round tied for fifth but he showed his intention with two birdies at the opening two holes.

A dropped shot at the par-4 sixth hole stalled his momentum but a kick-in birdie after a superb iron shot at the par-5 seventh saw him make the turn with a top-five finish well within reach.

A bogey at 12 was offset by a birdie at 15 as he signed for a 2-under 69 and his first top-10 finish since the ISPS HANDA Vic Open in February.

The result moved Scrivener up five places to 57th in the Race to Dubai standings, eight behind Scott Hend as the leading Australian on the Order of Merit.

A superb 6-under 65 in the third round had Dimi Papdatos in position to register his first top-10 finish of the year but a roller-coaster final 18 holes resulted in a tie for 23rd.

A bogey at the opening hole was the wrong way to start his closing 18 holes but the New South Welshman bounced back with birdies at four, six, seven and eight to bring the top 10 back within reach.

Hitting less than 29 per cent of fairways in the closing round, Papadatos dropped a shot at the par-3 ninth and another at the par-4 12th, his best result since May elevating him 10 spots to 165th in the Race to Dubai rankings.

West Australian Brett Rumford delivered his best result since he was tied for fifth in this tournament in April last year with a tie for 30th highlighted by a 5-under 66.

Four birdies and an eagle at the par-5 14th added up to Rumford’s best round since the opening round of the Made in Denmark tournament in September last year as he made his second cut since returning from wrist surgery in May.

European Tour
Mutuactivos Open de España
Club de Campo Villa de Madrid, Madrid, Spain

T7           Jason Scrivener 67-68-68-69—272             €34,740
​T23         Dimitrios Papadatos        70-71-65-70—276             €15,150
T30         Brett Rumford   70-71-66-70—277             €12,900
T49         Jake McLeod      68-70-75-68—281             €6,900
T55         Deyen Lawson  68-71-72-72—283             €4,650
MC         Marcus Fraser   73-70—143
MC         Nick Cullen          71-74—145
MC         Wade Ormsby   76-72—148
MC         Michael Campbell            79-71—150

Challenge Tour
Lalla Aïcha Challenge Tour
Royal Golf Dar Es Salam, Rabat, Morocco

T27         Josh Geary          69-69-74-73—285             €1,680