Horsey claims maiden title

Golf: David Horsey benefited from a dramatic collapse by compatriot Bradley Dredge to win the BMW International Open in Munich…

Golf:David Horsey benefited from a dramatic collapse by compatriot Bradley Dredge to win the BMW International Open in Munich. Horsey claimed his maiden tour victory with a closing five-under-par 67 for an 18-under 270 total, a shot better than Ross Fisher (70).

Welshman Dredge, three shots ahead of the field overnight and the leader for the first three rounds, had to settle for a share of third place, two strokes behind Horsey, after slumping to a 74.

Kenneth Ferrie (68), Pablo Larrazabal (68), Rafael Cabrero-Bello (68) and Alex Cejka (67), tied for third place.

Dredge still looked in control when reaching the turn two shots ahead of the field but then lost his way, running up three bogeys in five holes.

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Two three-putts allowed Larrazabal to go past him, only for the Spaniard to fall back with a double-bogey at the 16th.

Horsey, who began the day five strokes behind Dredge, meanwhile kept his cool, producing a faultless final round with five birdies.

As the 25-year-old, second in the Italian Open earlier in the season, rounded off his day with a six-foot birdie putt, Dredge was running up a double-bogey on the 16th.

Last year's World Matchplay champion Fisher grabbed runner-up spot with a 12ft eagle putt on the last.