GOLF:DAVID FROST conjured a magnificent eagle three on the 18th hole to force the Mauritius Commercial Bank Open into a play-off where the South African defeated England's Roger Chapman at the second extra hole.

After a thrilling final round that had seen Chapman overhaul a four-shot deficit and take a two -shot lead down the final hole, Frost saved his best till last with a brilliant drive followed by a sublime three iron to 15 feet that he rolled home for eagle and a final round score of three under par 69.

With Chapman making a par five on the last to sign for a seven under 65, it meant both men finished locked together on 13 under for the tournament, and forced them back to the 18th tee to slug it out in a sudden-death format.

Two perfect drives were followed by two approaches that found the fringes of the green – Chapman was pin high to the right and Frost just off the back of the putting surfaces. Two fine chips to four feet were then followed by solid putts to force the play-off back to the 18th tee once again.

Chapman then hit his only bad shot of what had been an inspired final round, tugging his drive into the deep left rough. The Englishman was fortunate to get a free drop from a nearby wall but his second shot struck a tree and stayed in the rough, forcing him to play out left-handed.

After watching Chapman’s drive find trouble, Frost selected a three wood off the tee, from where he laid up to 50 yards short of the green. Chapman then hit a fine rescue towards the target but ran out of green and found the sand. His opponent made no mistake with his third shot, leaving it 15 feet short and when Chapman couldn’t hole his bunker shot Frost took his two putts to secure the title.

“It was a great final round and a great victory for me because when I was standing on the 18th tee two shots back I didn’t think I had any chance,” admitted Frost who picks up €42,000 for picking up the Mauritius Commercial Bank Trophy and moves to fifth on the 2011 Senior Tour Order of Merit.

Ireland’s Denis O’Sullivan finished joint-ninth after shooting a 68, with Jimmy Heggarty finishing seven shots further back after carding a 73.

Danielle McVeigh shot a closing 79 in a round that included five bogeys and two double bogeys on the Legends course at the LPGA International in Daytona on Saturday. The 2010 Curtis Cup player finished in 117th place.