Warren returns to main tour after three-year absence

Marc Warren is returning to the DP World Tour three years after losing his card following a battling final eight holes that secured joint-fifth place in the grand final of the second-tier HotelPlanner Tour.The 45-year-old Scot, the oldest player in the field, started the week 20th in the Road to Mallorca rankings and needed to rise to the top 15 to qualify for the main tour next season.He slipped to 22nd at the turn in Mallorca, Spain, but finished 13th overall after a back-nine fightback left him seven shots behind winner Julien Sale.The Frenchman secured second place overall behind Hamish Brown, the Danish-born son of a former Scottish club professional, with English pair John Gough and Will Enefer in 10th and 12th respectively.Warren, who has four wins on the main tour and a highest ranking of 48 in the world, told the Scotsman: "I had a look at the leaderboard and thought I needed that putt on 18."I had to make a birdie. There was no playing safe at that stage for me. I knew we had to make three on 18. That meant three good shots were required and that's what we got."To see it drop in was great and to see the smiles on the faces of family and friends makes it all worthwhile."We kind of said yesterday that there might be a point where you have to put the foot down a little bit."