James Morrison of England on Sunday secured his second European tour title, winning the Open de Espana by four shots.
The 30-year-old carded a three-under fourth round of 69 to finish with a 10-under total of 278, adding this to his previous success in the 2010 Madeira Islands Open.
A round of 67 gave defending champion Miguel Angel Jimenez a share of second alongside David Howell, Francesco Molinari and halfway leader Edouard Espana on 282.
Morrison set himself up for victory with a third round of 68, which left him as joint leader with Howell, who dropped a shot at the sixth.
Morrison approached the 18th with the luxury of a three-stroke lead, closing in style with a birdie.
Morrison, who missed out on the 2010 title in a playoff, said: “It feels amazing. It’s been five years and I had a lot of chances in between. Today I just drew on my experience and got over the line.”
Asked how he would celebrate, he said: “I’ve actually been off the booze this week for the first time in I don’t know how long. It has been very hard, but again it was part of the plan.”
“It’s such a big week next week [the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth Golf Club, England], and a home week as I only live 20 minutes away, so I’m just going to keep going and try to ride the crest of the wave,” Morrison added.
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