Sunday 7 September 2014 17:11, UK
American David Lipsky beat Graeme Storm at the first hole of a play-off to claim victory at the Omega European Masters at Crans-sur-Sierre.
Lipsky had made a superb birdie at the final hole in regulation - almost holing his approach - to claim the clubhouse lead on 18-under-par, with Storm then sinking a clutch putt for par at the same hole shortly afterwards to force extra holes.
Going down 18 for a second time, Storm immediately put himself in trouble as he lost his drive way right - the ball finishing up against a wall - and was forced to chip back out on to the fairway.
Having found sand with his drive, Lipsky then surprisingly chose to lay up short of the green but left his ball in thick rough left of the putting surface and appeared to have surrendered his advantage.
However, he then produced a wonderful chip to within a couple of feet of the hole and, with Storm unable to get down in two from the fairway, he tapped home to complete a dramatic win.
Another American, Brooks Koepka, had been tied for the lead with Storm until a bogey on the 17th, where his wayward approach plugged in a greenside bunker.
Koepka finished joint third alongside England's Tyrrell Hatton, with Danny Willett and Tommy Fleetwood another shot back in fifth.
European Ryder Cup member Jamie Donaldson had to settle for sixth on 15-under after back-to-back bogeys midway through the front nine left him with too much ground to make up.
Having claimed his maiden European Tour title, a delighted Lipsky told Sky Sports afterwards: "It feels spectacular. I've put in a lot of hard work and have been playing well the last couple of weeks and to put it all together this week is very special to me."
Asked why he chose to lay-up on the play-off hole, Lipsky added: "I was just debating in my head the worst-case possibilities and scenarios.
"It was a tough shot to get it on the green from there and I had enough faith in my short game to lay it up and try and get up and down. It ended up working out."
