England’s Matt Wallace held his nerve to win the European Masters in Switzerland after a play-off towards Spain’s Alfredo Garcia-Heredia.
The 34-year-old was pegged again after going into the ultimate day with a four-shot lead.
However a birdie on the extra gap, the 18th, gave Wallace his fifth DP World Tour title – and first for six years.
“That was a tough day,” stated an emotional Wallace, who had misplaced the 2022 event at Crans-sur-Sierre in a play-off to Thriston Lawrence.
“It introduced again reminiscences of once I misplaced two years in the past – I wasn’t centered then, however that was focus there. I’m buzzing. I caught at it.”
Wallace was stage for his ultimate spherical however a birdie on the final allowed Garcia-Heredia to affix him on 11 below after a four-under spherical of 66.
Wallace’s compatriot Andrew ‘Beef’ Johnston was additionally near tears after a 66 enabled him to complete third on 10 below after struggling in recent times with accidents and kind.
“There’s numerous reduction – it’s been a troublesome couple of years,” he stated.