Bernd Wiesberger ended his five-year wait for a DP World Tour title following victory at the China Open on Sunday.
The Austrian started the final round one shot adrift of overnight leader Adrian Otaegui but his round of 67 saw him finish 19-under and three strokes clear at the top of the leaderboard.
Otaegui (71) had a miserable back nine that saw him bogey twice and double-bogey the 18th at the Shanghai Enhance Anting Golf Club.
“It’s been a tough couple of years,” an emotional Wiesberger said. “An unbelievable week.
“I played my heart out today, it wasn’t pretty at times but I got it done.
“Adrian is a great competitor and had it under control, but something happened on that tenth hole that I can’t explain. That’s how golf goes sometimes.
“I’m super proud of sticking through hard times on the golf course lately, but this is for everyone at home and couldn’t be happier.
“Everyone is watching and super excited now, and it changes my next couple of years a little bit. It gets me into the Rolex Series events again and that’s huge.”
Sweden’s Mikael Lindberg fired a final-round 67 to clinch solo third at 14 under, with South African early pacesetter Shaun Norris one shot further back in fourth.
German Freddy Schott carded the lowest round of Sunday with a 64 to take fifth at 12 under, France’s Tom Vaillant and Englishman Nathan Kimsey shared sixth at 11-under and defending champion Ashun Wu led Alejandro Del Rey, Darius van Driel, Antoine Rozner and Anthony Quayle one shot further back.
Wiesberger’s last victory came at the Danish Golf Championship in May 2021.
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