Swede Alex Noren sealed his second Nordea Masters title in some style on Sunday, carding a final round 71 to win by four shots at PGA Sweden National.
After beginning his round with a birdie on the par five first, Noren, the winner of this event in 2011, bogeyed the second and his two shot overnight lead was halved.
But the 32 year old, who began the 2015 European Tour season on a medical extension after suffering tendinitis in both wrists last year, reeled off 15 straight pars before birdieing the last to finish 12 shots under par for the tournament.
Noren said: “I’m so pleased. Now I can relax a bit because it was probably the toughest weekend in terms of wind I’ve ever felt.
“When you’re in the lead you can think a lot, and it was very tough. I hit a few bad shots – I think on the seventh, eighth and ninth – but I played quite well on the back nine.
“I didn’t have to look for my ball in the rough or anything, so it was not that stressful.
“The win in the 2011 Nordea Masters was very thrilling; this one is very pleasing.
“I’ve had a few good tournaments but I haven’t played well on the last day. When I’ve had a chance – like at Wentworth, I had a small chance – I’ve had a slow round.
“I kept my poise and tried to hit the shots we needed, and it worked. My caddie really helped calm me down and make me stick to my routine.
“You have to enjoy the good days in this game because you have plenty of bad ones.”
A birdie at the par five 18th saw Søren Kjeldsen, winner of last week's Dubai Duty Free Irish Open Hosted by the Rory Foundation, finish on eight under in second place.
He said: "I was really determined to come and play well here. I didn’t quite know how to react after last week and I wasn’t sure how much it took out of me, but Alistair helped a lot and on Tuesday lunchtime we said it’s time to get back to work.
"I didn’t quite feel that I’d done enough. I played a really solid round today but I knew I probably needed something pretty special to give me a chance. I didn’t quite do that but I was very pleased with the way I played."
Malmö native Jens Dantorp, Alexander Levy, Sebastian Soderberg and Maximilian Kieffer all finished two shots further back on six under, while World Number Four Henrik Stenson signed off with a 74 for a share of 13th place.
Kieffer, who began the day two shots off the lead, matched Noren's birdie on the first but carded back-to-back double bogeys on the fourth and fifth on his way to a three over par 75.
The 24 year old German said: "It has been a great week. Obviously I’m a bit disappointed because when you’re in contention on the final day, you want to win it. But it’s another experience I can learn from.
