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Veteran Thai golfer becomes a history maker in Germany

Thongchai Jaidee of Thailand plays a shot on his way to winning the Porsche European Open
Thongchai Jaidee of Thailand plays a shot on his way to winning the Porsche European Open

Thailand's Thongchai Jaidee held off Graeme Storm of Britain to become the oldest winner of the European Open at Bad Griesbach, Germany on Sunday.

Best of the Irish was Graeme McDowell, who was one under on the final round to finish on minus six, eleven shots behind the winner

Jaidee carded a bogey-free final round 67, to finish on 267, 17 under par and one shot ahead of Storm.

Sweden's Pelle Edberg was third on 270 and Australia's Scott Hend was fourth, a shot further behind.

Thongchai, aged 45 and 323 days, had led by one going into the final day from Storm, Ross Fisher, who fell away in his final round, and Edberg.

It was his seventh European Tour title and first since the 2014 Nordea Masters.

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