Golf: Marathon man Pablo Larrazabal beat fellow Spaniard Sergio Garcia at the fifth play-off hole to capture his second European Tour title in Munich tonight. The 28-year-old's victory in the BMW International Open came only 20 days after he lost at the sixth hole of sudden death in a British Open Championship qualifier.

Now Larrazabal will be going to Sandwich after all — and so will Garcia, whose runner-up finish earned him the other spot up for grabs off a “current form” mini money list. After two years in which he has slumped from second in the world to outside the top 80, Garcia began his revival by coming seventh in the US Open a week ago.

But, after making a birdie on the 72nd to force extra holes, he lost when he three-putted the same green an hour later. It would have been his first success since November 2008, but Larrazabal has to go back five months longer for his previous win at the French Open.

There was also sadness attached to this one, however.

“Last week we lost my grandad, the captain of the family, and this is for him,” he said. “Beating one of my heroes when I was growing up is just a dream — very emotional.”

Earlier, Garcia had been two ahead after a magical run of three successive birdies from the sixth and eagle putts of 25 and 40 feet at the ninth and 11th. Then came four bogeys in five holes, but finding the green in two at the 568-yard last and two-putting enabled him to catch Larrazabal on the 16 under par total of 272, both finishing with rounds of 68.

They first played the 18th twice more — and birdied it both times — and then the 12th and 17th, two par threes, could not separate them. Larrazabal was much the further from the cup in two on their return to the 18th, but he was the one to get down in two for the first prize.

Joint third two strokes behind were Scotland’s Scott Jamieson after a best-of-the-day 64, England’s overnight leader Mark Foster, South Africans Retief Goosen and George Coetzee and Dutchman Joost Luiten.