Bernhard Langer survived a late scare and a final-day charge from John Daly to secure his 39th European Tour win - and 11th on home soil - in the German Masters in Cologne.

Langer (44), carded a final-round 67 for a 22-under-par total of 266 and one-stroke victory at Gut Larchenhof, his fourth victory in the tournament he co-promotes and runs with his brother Erwin.

The veteran German collected the 278,000 euros first prize and a second title of the season after almost four years without a victory until his TNT Dutch Open triumph in July.

Daly missed out on a German double after his BMW International win in Munich, despite playing the last two rounds in 15-under, but a closing 65 gave him a share of second with Sweden's Fredrik Jacobson who had an error-free 67.

Paul McGinley finished best of the Irish with a final round of 70 to finish on 271 while Padraig Harrington also shot a final round of 70 for a score of 275. Darren Clarke finished well down the field on 277 as did Des Smyth on 281.

English duo Roger Chapman and Greg Owen shared fourth place on 19-under with another Englishman, David Lynn, and Scot Gary Orr another shot back.

Langer began the day one shot ahead and after being briefly caught by Jacobson after three holes, pulled clear again and kept his nose in front despite a determined challenge from the Swede and Daly.

Jacobson's hopes of victory effectively disappeared when he failed to birdie the 13th and 15th holes, both reachable par-fives, and also missed from four feet for birdie on the 14th.

Daly gladly took up the pursuit however, four birdies and a bogey saw him to the turn in 33 before he chipped in for an eagle on the par-five 13th and birdied the 15th and 16th to get within a stroke of the lead.

Langer edged two clear again with a birdie on the 15th but suffered a few nervous moments in sight of the finish line. His approach to the 17th hole headed towards the lake surrounding the green and was lucky to end up on a grassy bank within the boundaries of the water hazard, but just inches from the water.

From there he was able to pitch to six feet and save par and could afford the luxury of his only bogey of the day on the last after finding a greenside bunker safely away from more water guarding the green.

"It was a bad enough shot to go into the water but it was soft enough on the bank and the grass was a bit longer than in the past," admitted Langer who qualified for his 10th Ryder Cup appearance this season.

"In the past we have had the grass shorter so balls roll back into the water and we will do that again next year to make the course a bit harder.

"I was very fortunate, I got a great break and was able to get up and down to save par. I wanted to come down the last with a two-shot lead and I was fortunate to be able to do that and a bogey was good enough to win."

Daly was left to rue a slow start to the week, in particular a first-round 71, but had the consolation of joining Langer in taking a significant chunk of the prize money with them on the private plane they shared for the flights from and to America this week.

"I had a slow start this week but warmed up as I went along and hit the ball really well over the last two days," said the two-time major winner who turned down an invitation to play in the World Matchplay next week at Wentworth.

"I played the last 45 holes in 20 under which isn't too bad. I had a lot of opportunities and overall it has been another good week in Germany. I'm pretty happy.

"I figured I needed to shoot eight under again, as I did yesterday, and that's pretty much how it worked out. I've got a lot of golf left in me this season and I will keep working hard. Now I want to get into the top 40 on the US money list and make the Masters next year."

Jacobson, who holed a wedge shot from 104 yards for his eagle on the third, added: "I knew I had to go past 20 under par to have a chance of winning but unfortunately I didn't take advantage of the last two par-fives. That's where I needed to make birdies or even an eagle."

Owen was also still chasing his first tour title but was content enough with his week after struggling to reproduce the form that brought him the lead after the first round.