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Berendt claims maiden tour title

Argentina's Jorge Berendt won his first European tour title, shooting a 4-under-par 68 Sunday to capture the Cannes Open by one stroke.

Berendt finished at 20-under 268, with Jean Van de Velde of France a shot behind after a 65 at the Cannes Mougins course.

``This is fantastic,'' said Berendt, who earned $83,400. ``I can't put into words what this means to me. ... I was nervous over the last few holes but I was proud of the way I handled myself.''

Van de Velde ran off four straight birdies, and for the second straight day bogeyed the 4-par 12th hole and eagled the 5-par 16th.

He moved up from 138th to 106th place in the Order of Merit. The top 115 players are guaranteed a European Tour card next season.

France's Thomas Levet (68), Spain's Santiago Luna (68) and England's Andrew Marshall (70) shared third at 272.

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