Paul Broadhurst wins after Lane blows 72nd hole

Paul Broadhurst took advantage of fellow Englishman Barry Lane's last-hole horror show to claim the Estoril Portuguese Open title on Sunday.

Lane, needing just to avoid a bogey at the par-four 18th, racked up a quintuple-bogey nine at Oitavos to hand Broadhurst his first title in 10 years.

Broadhurst carded a final-round 67 to finish on 13-under 271, a stroke better than 1999 British Open champion Paul Lawrie, and take the $270,000 first prize.

"It was an unbelievable finish, of course you hope that nothing like that would happen to Barry, but in the end it is 72 holes," said Broadhurst. "It's been a long time."

Lawrie, who had led all day, also collapsed at the end, triple-bogeying the 17th before missing a six-footer for birdie at the last which would have secured a play-off.

Broadhurst, lying fourth, two shots off the lead, when the rain-affected third round was completed in the morning, seemed to have blown his chances with two bogeys on the opening five holes before a run of seven birdies transformed his round.

However his finish was rather overshadowed by the calamities of Lane and Lawrie who had looked the most likely winners.

First Lawrie smashed his drive on 17 to drop off the top of leaderboard and then 44-year-old Lane carved his second shot out of bounds on the last.

"I hit the root of a tree which sent it out of bounds," said the 44-year-old Lane after letting a sixth European Tour title slip through his fingers. "One shot has cost me dearly, but that's golf."

Lawrie had looked unbeatable in the bad weather of Saturday when he established a one-shot lead, but was left to rue the 17th hole for the third day in succession.

On Friday he was disturbed by a photographer before double-bogeying the penultimate hole and on Saturday he hit his ball on to a buggy seat and failed to save par.

"I should have been further ahead in case something like that happened (the 17th)," he said. "One poor shot killed me."

However Lawrie will be relieved after a poor two years in which he finished 140th and 122nd on Europe's money list.

Portugal's Jose Filipe Lima, having changed his nationality from French at the end of last year, delighted the home gallery by staying focused enough to finish third, a further shot behind Broadhurst.

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