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Dyson wins European Tour KLM Open title

Asian Tour member Simon Dyson claimed his second European Tour title when he triumphed at the first extra hole of the playoff at the KLM Open on Sunday.

The Englishman, who is ranked fourth on the Asian Tour’s UBS Order of Merit, defeated Australian Richard Green after a 12 foot birdie putt at the par four 18th playoff hole and walked home with €266,660 at the Kennemer Golf & Country Club. It was the second win for the 28-year-old who previously won the co-sanctioned Enjoy Jakarta HSBC Indonesia Open in March.

Dyson enjoyed a bogey-free round on Sunday as he struck five birdies for a five-under-par 66. At the conclusion of the fourth round, he was tied on top the leaderboard with Green as both players carded a four-day total of 14-under-par 270.

The duo finished a stroke ahead of Damien McGrane of Ireland who was the third round leader.

Dyson carded birdies on the seventh and ninth holes before firing three consecutive birdies at the 15th, 16th and 17th holes. He closed in with a two feet par putt on the 18th hole.

"I played the best golf I played all week for the last four holes," said Dyson.

"The short putt at the last I hit too straight and firm but the putt at the playoff hole dropped deadweight.

"Now I want to win another but I'm running out of tournaments. Valderrama Volvo Masters would be the icing on the cake,” he said.

Green, however, created history when he broke the course record by two strokes with a 62 in the third round.

Thai ace Thongchai Jaidee shot a 74 as he finished in joint 53rd position.

On the Nationwide Tour, Australia’s Jarrod Lyle, who was in strong contention at the Xerox Classic, stumbled on the final round when he shot a two-over-par 72 to finish in tied 14th spot. Lyle, who was in second spot after the third round, fired four birdies against six bogeys on Sunday.

August 14, 2006