Chris Wood started today with a 4 shot lead, slipped horribly to a +6 76 to finish 2nd yet again, but it let the old warrior, the man they call the prince to catch then overtake him for a very popular win at the Iberdrola Open in sunny Mallorca.
Now for the Northern Ireland daily double... Darren Clarke then Graeme McDowell !
europeantour.com The Ryder Cup Vice Captain had reduced Wood's overnight advantage to one within three holes, but a double bogey at the 11th after finding water looked to have cost him a first win since the 2008 KLM Open.
But Wood encountered numerous problems on the back nine - three-putting the 12th and 13th and driving out of bounds at the 15th as he came back in 40, despite coming within millimetres of a hole in one at the last.
And Clarke finished in style, holing a putt from the fringe at the 14th, nailing his approach to six feet at the 15th, saved par with a brilliant approach from a fairway bunker and then chipping in to scramble par at the next.
1 CLARKE, Darren -6 18 -1 65 70 70 69 274
T2 LYNN, David -3 18 Par 68 68 71 70 277
T2 WOOD, Chris -3 18 +6 67 65 69 76 277
4 FORSYTH, Alastair -2 18 Par 68 72 68 70 278
T5 LAWRIE, Paul -1 18 Par 68 69 72 70 279
T5 STORM, Graeme -1 18 Par 71 71 67 70 279
T5 OLAZÁBAL, José Maria -1 18 +3 71 69 66 73 279
T5 LOWRY, Shane -1 18 +4 72 70 63 74 279
T9 MCGRANE, Damien Par 18 Par 68 74 68 70 280
T9 AIKEN, Thomas Par 18 +2 70 72 66 72 280
T9 BOURDY, Grégory Par 18 +3 63 77 67 73 280
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