Glasgow: England’s David Howell claimed his first European Tour title in seven years after beating American Peter Uihlein in a play-off to win the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship on Sunday.
Having completed a final round of 67, Howell saw overnight leader Uihlein fail to sink a 15-foot birdie putt on the 18th hole at St Andrews that would have given the American the title.
With the pair tied on 23 under par, the match went to a sudden death play-off and 38-year-old Howell prevailed on the second hole when he sank a birdie putt from eight feet after Uihlein had left his own putt inches short.
“It’s incredible. The sun is shining and the crowd have come out,” said Howell, who had lost all four of his previous play-offs. (AFP)