Reigning Dubai Duty Free Irish Open champion John Catlin won the Austrian Golf Open and his third European Tour title in the space of seven months when he beat Germany's Maximilian Kieffer with a bogey at the fifth hole of a dramatic sudden-death playoff.

American John Catlin produced a finish worthy of the immortal names carved on the Waterford Crystal trophy when he birdied three of his last four holes to claim a two-shot win in the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open at Galgorm Castle.

Just a week after a 71st hole bogey cost Kaymer his chance of victory in the ISPS Handa UK Championship at the Belfry, the German star (35) was left to rue late mistakes as he sought to win for the first time since the 2014 US Open triumph.

John Catlin will go in search of his first European Tour win as he takes a two-stroke lead into the final round of the Estrella Damm N.A. Andalucía Masters.

Unheralded American John Catlin admits he plays “boring” golf but he believes he has the style and the mental strength to grab is maiden European Tour win in the Andalucia Masters at a brutal Valderrama.

Real Club Valderrama maintained its reputation as one of the toughest stops on the European Tour as just five players broke par during the first round of the Estrella Damm N.A. Andalucía Masters.