Van Phillips won the Portuguese Open -- his first European PGA Tour victory -- after fellow Englishman John Bickerton bogeyed the only hole of their playoff Sunday.

Both had final-round scores of 4-under-par 68 and were tied at 12-under, three shots clear of the field, at the end of regulation play on the 6,875-yard Le Meridien Penina course.

Bickerton hit his third shot on the par-4 extra hole into a bunker and settled for his bogey. Then, Phillips made a short par putt to claim the first prize of $100,785.

"It feels great and I feel relieved, actually," Phillips said. ``I've always felt I had the temperament to win, and it's been frustrating not to win."

Tied for third were Robert Karlsson of Sweden, Germany's Alex Cejka and Spaniard Santiago Luna.

Anthony Wall of England was another stroke behind, and England's Daren Lee and Craig Hainline of the United States shared seven place.