Frenchman Julien Guerrier ended his lengthy await his first prime tier title as he beat Jorge Campillo in a record-equalling nine-hole play-off on the DP World Tour’s Andalucía Masters in Spain.
The crowds at Sotogrande had been handled to an exciting battle between house favorite Campillo and Guerrier on Sunday, with the lead altering palms all through the afternoon earlier than a mammoth play-off was required to interrupt the impasse after Guerrier holed his clutch 16-foot par putt on the 18th to hitch his enjoying associate at 21 beneath par following 72 holes.
The Frenchman got here out on prime on the ninth further gap, nervelessly holing from eight toes to enter the winner’s circle for the primary time on his 230th begin.
Campillo holed an important putt on the first play-off gap as he knocked in from vary for par to maintain the competitors alive, earlier than each gamers parred the second further gap. Campillo had a seven-foot birdie putt to win on the third play-off gap however despatched it simply huge.
The fourth, fifth and sixth further holes had been halved in pars, earlier than Guerrier’s chip from the tough lipped out on the seventh further gap. The competition was lastly settled on further gap quantity 9 as Guerrier slotted in his par putt to safe the trophy.
The 38-year-old began the week in 81st spot on the Race to Dubai rankings, and he left Sotogrande having climbed 63 locations into 18th and earned his place on the season-ending DP World Tour Championship subsequent month.
Guerrier stated: “I’m feeling nice. My recreation wasn’t in the most effective form, however my placing was superb and I fought as laborious as I might.
“Standing during the last putt I used to be pondering of my youngsters and so they gave me the energy to recover from the road. It’s been an extended wait and I’m very emotional proper now. I’ve to thank them for supporting me all through my profession.”
England’s Daniel Brown completed third on 19 beneath par, whereas Jordan Smith and Rasmus Højgaard had been a shot additional again in fourth.
Jon Rahm, making his second look in Spain within the final month, carded a closing five-under 67 to climb into solo sixth on 17 beneath par.
