Belgium's Thomas Pieters produced a brilliant finish to claim his third European Tour title in the Made in Denmark event - and with it a possible Ryder Cup wild card.
In a final round delayed by more than four hours due to bad weather, Pieters birdied the last three holes in a closing 65 to finish 17 under par, a shot ahead of overnight leader Bradley Dredge.
Sweden's Joakim Lagergren stood on the 18th tee in a tie for the lead with playing partner Pieters, but lost his ball after a wayward drive and the resulting triple-bogey seven dropped him into fifth place behind David Lipsky and Adrian Otaegui.
On a day of low scoring, Ireland's Paul Dunne lost ground despite shooting a one-under 70, leaving him in tie for 10th place on nine under par.
That result will nonetheless aid Dunne's efforts to retain his Tour card for next season - the Greystones golfer needs to finish the season in the top 110 and the roughly €33,000 reward for his week at the Himmerland resort should put him right around that mark.
Shane Lowry finished in 24th, a further four shots back after also recording a 71.
Pieters was fourth in the Olympics and second in the defence of his Czech Masters title last week to force his name into the frame for one of European captain Darren Clarke's three wild cards.
And after carding rounds of 62 and 71 while playing alongside the Northern Irishman in the first two rounds, the 24-year-old could not have done anything more to earn his place on the team for Hazeltine next month.
Lee Westwood and Martin Kaymer - who finished joint sixth at Himmerland Golf and Spa Resort - have long been favourites to secure two of the wild cards as Clarke looks for experience alongside the five rookies among the nine automatic qualifiers.
But that leaves the former Open champion with what appears to be a tough choice between Pieters and Scotland's Russell Knox, who won the WGC-HSBC Champions last November when not a European Tour member and added the Travelers Championship earlier this month.
"I've done all I can," Pieters said. "I just have to wait and see.
"He (Clarke) has got plenty of good players to pick from, so if he doesn't pick me, then so be it and I'll work my butt off to get there in the next one. But I've done all I can now and I'm just really pleased with this win to be honest."
Kaymer played the final round alongside Pieters and was quick to back the Belgian for a wild card, which Clarke will announce at Wentworth on Tuesday.
"If I would be the captain he would be my pick for sure because he brings something special to the team, he hits the ball very far, is very good in the short game and obviously proved he can play under pressure very well," Kaymer said.
As for his own prospects, the man who secured the point to retain the trophy at Medinah in 2012 added: "I think I've done as much as I can, but it would be another great experience of a golfing career to play four Ryder Cups in a row... it would be amazing."
