Spain’s Pablo Larrazábal shot a 66 to finish 17 under par and claim a second BMW International Open title in Munich by a single stroke.
Larrazábal carded six birdies, five of them on the front nine, to edge away from Henrik Stenson as his three on the par-four 16th proved decisive in a tense finish.
The Swede had piled on the pressure with a final-round 65 but the clubhouse leader could only look on helplessly as Larrazábal safely negotiated the closing holes to win his fourth European Tour event with a total of 271.
England’s Chris Paisley, who had started the day two shots behind the overnight leader James Morrison, came agonisingly close to a share of second place a further shot behind on 15 under when he left a long putt just short on the 18th, while compatriot David Howell matched Stenson’s 65 to end the tournament in a tie for ninth.
Morrison’s hopes evaporated as he shot 77 on a day when he did not make a single birdie to slip into a six-way tie for 11th place.
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