Frenchman Julien Guerrier won his maiden European Tour title with victory over home hope Jorge Campillo on a record-equalling ninth sudden-death playoff hole at the Andalucía Masters on Sunday.
The world No 207 and Spain’s Campillo both parred eight successive holes in the playoff after finishing tied on 21 under par for the tournament.
But Guerrier holed an eight-foot par putt to take the title after Campillo made bogey when they played the 18th for the sixth time in added holes.
“Jorge is a great player, I knew it would be very hard,” Guerrier said after finally winning on his 229th European Tour start. “I was trying to do my best and I’m very, very happy.”
The leading duo were level at the top of the leaderboard overnight and both carded two-under 70s in their final rounds.
Campillo was left to rue a costly bogey on the 18th hole in regulation to slip into the playoff, which proved to be the joint-longest in European Tour history.
England’s Daniel Brown took third place, two shots adrift, with LIV star and former world No 1 Jon Rahm settling for sixth spot, four strokes behind.
South Africa’s Jacques Kruyswijk shared seventh position on 14 under after a final-round 69.
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