EUROPEAN TOUR: South African Hennie Otto finally landed his first European Tour win, but only after he had lost a five-shot lead for the second time in four tournaments.
The 31-year-old, beaten in a play-off by Scot Alastair Forsyth in Madeira in March, was caught at the Italian Open in Milan by England's Oliver Wilson.
But this time Otto responded by sinking a 20-foot birdie putt on the 433-yard 13th, and then narrowly avoided a bunker with his final drive.
Needing a par four to win, he had to play his second shot with one foot in the sand, but conjured up one of the shots of his life to six feet.
He two-putted for a 69 and 25-under aggregate of 263, one outside the tournament record of Percy Alliss - father of television commentator Peter - back in 1935.
For Wilson, the 27-year-old former Walker Cup player from Mansfield, a superb 64 meant a third runners-up finish of the season and a sixth in all.
Swede Robert Karlsson, who broke the Castello di Tolcinasco course record with his Friday 61, finished third.
At 22 under par after 54 holes, Otto was only one outside the Tour record held by Ernie Els and David Howell.
He needed a 65 to equal Els' record 29 under at the 2003 Johnnie Walker Classic in Perth, but understandably his focus was on achieving a win that gives him back his Tour membership.
Ranked 154th in the world, he has won seven times in his home country since turning professional 10 years ago, including a two-stroke victory over current Masters champion Trevor Immelman at the 2003 Tour Championship.
But he received just as much publicity for an incident in the 2001 South African Masters when he was so disgusted by a round of 80 that he snapped each of his clubs in half and threw them in a river.
LADIES EUROPEAN TOUR: Sweden's Lotta Wahlin cruised to her maiden Ladies European Tour (LET) victory at the inaugural Garanti American Express Turkish Ladies' Open on Sunday.
The 24-year-old from Linkoping carded rounds of 71, 71, 73 and 70 at the punishing National Golf Club in Antalya, Turkey, to win by 12 shots on a total of seven-under-par.
Her winning margin was the second largest in the LET's 30-year history since England's Laura Davies won the 1995 Guardian Irish Holidays Open at St Margaret's by 16 shots.
Wahlin was the only player to finish below par for the tournament and led from start to finish.
NATIONWIDE TOUR:Keith Nolan dropped five shots in five holes from the 12th to spoil his closing round in the Fort Smith Classic at the Hardscrabble Country Club in Arizona.
The Irishman finished on one over par and tied 43rd for the tournament, some 12 shots behind the on-course leader Darron Stiles of the US.
LPGA:Sweden's Annika Sorenstam continued her great comeback season by cruising to victory in the Michelob Ultra Open in Williamsburg, Virginia.
Three ahead at the start of the final round, the 37-year-old shot a closing 66 for a tournament record 19-under-par total - nine better than the mark set by Suzann Pettersen last year.
Sorenstam won by seven shots from a group of four players which included England's Karen Stupples.
World number one Lorena Ochoa, who was tied for second at halfway, slipped to joint 12th after a final round of 70.
It was a third victory of the year and a 72nd LPGA Tour title for Sorenstam, who was plagued by back and neck injuries in 2007.
"It's great to be back playing good golf again," said the 10-time major winner, who reigned as world number one for five years before being overtaken by Ochoa 13 months ago.
"Getting back to number one is going to be very tough because Lorena is paying so well but I'm just enjoying winning again."
