Brian Huggett, aged 63,
proved that age is no barrier to produce a regulation par four to defeat Australian
Bob Shearer on the first hole of a sudden-death play-off at the Beko Classic
at the Gloria Golf Resort in Turkey.
Huggett who had last won
on the European Seniors Tour in the Schroder Senior Masters and the Senior British
Open in 1998, had played what he described as the finest bunker shot of his life
to set up a closing par four for a one-under-par 71 to tie Shearer on an eight-under
par aggregate of 208.
"It's incredible,"
said Huggett, moments after collecting his winners cheque.
"That bunker shot I
played on the 54th hole is a shot I will remember for a long time to come,"
he added.
"When I hit my second
shot, I thought it was good, but it caught the lip of the bunker and dropped
in. Normally, I'm a pretty good bunker player but I must admit I excelled myself
this time."
208 B Huggett (Wal) 69 68
71, B Shearer (Aus) 70 68 70. Huggett won play-off.
209 S Ebihara (Jap) 70 68
71, T Horton (Eng) 74 63 72.
210 R Metherill (Aus) 70
69 71.
211 T Price (USA) 71 70
70, C Defoy (Wal) 73 67 71, D Good (Aus) 71 69 71, T Persson (Swe) 68 68 75.
212 J Bruner (USA) 73 69
70, T Gale (Aus) 70 70 72, P Dinez (Bra) 69 70 73.
213 K Cox (USA) 75 72 66,
J R Tolhurst (Aus) 70 69 74, B Waites (Eng) 69 70 74, P Kaylor (USA) 69 68 76.
214 D Creamer (Eng) 73 72
69, J Cabo (Spa) 70 75 69, D Oakley (USA) 70 74 70, A Croce (Ita) 72 71 71, J
Irwin (Can) 74 68 72, A Garrido (Spa) 71 70 73.
