Jamie Donaldson secured his firs success on the Legends Tour at only the second time of asking after overcoming a four-shot deficit to claim the Champions UK plc Senior European Masters hosted by Peter Baker.
Playing in just his second tournament after turning 50 over the summer, the Welshman – a three-time winner on the DP World Tour – shot a closing 67 at La Manga Club in Spain, to finish at -11 and edge out Mikael Lundberg, Thomas Gögele and Van Phillips.
Overnight leader Michael Campbell faded on the back-nine with a series of untimely bogeys and finished in a tie for fifth place at -8 alongside defending champion Simon Griffiths and fellow Englishman Matt Cort.
“It’s fantastic,” said Donaldson afterwards. “I’ve had a great week and it was nice to play so well today and birdie the last to pip them to it. The plan all week was to take advantage of the par-fives, get through the par-threes and pick up shots where I can on the fours, and I managed to do just that.
“In my first event in Italy, where I finished 17th, I remember thinking that that are so many guys out here that still play really, really good golf, and they’re very good at scoring, so I knew I’d have to play some very good golf if I want to win tournaments out here. Luckily, I managed to do that this week.”
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