Bjorn
survived yet another delay due to the threat of lightning to card a final round
of 68 for a 15-under-par total of 273 at PGA Golf de Catalunya.
Bjorn finished two ahead of Japan's Katsuyoshi Tomori and Switzerland's Paolo
Quirici, with local favourite Francisco Cea fourth on 12 under.
It
brought Bjorn the winner's cheque for £66,660 which lifted him into the top
20 on the Order of Merit and gives him a place in the World Golf Championship
at Valderrama, an event with a prize fund of over £3million.
"It's
been a long time. It's nice to be back in this position," he said after finishing
in near-darkness.
"That
was probably my best golf from tee to green since the Ryder Cup in 1997, better
even than when I won a couple of tournaments in 1998.
"The
most important thing this year was to get into Valderrama and I've done that.
It was an important step and I want to be there among the best and today was a
big step in the right direction."
"The
pressure to qualify for the Ryder Cup was hard," he said. "I felt it
a lot because I didn't play a lot earlier in the year, but I knew I was good enough
to be there.
"There
was only one place I wanted to be and that was in Boston and I probably tried
too hard and that took my game down a level.
"You
start doubting yourself a little, doubting if you can win again and come back.
"It's
very enjoyable to win again and I'm glad it happened this week. Everything is
in order and now I want to be in the top 50 in the world rankings."
Tomori
carded a closing 70 while Quirici's 68 saw him secure his highest-ever finish
on the tour, the pair collecting £34,740 each for joint-second place.
