Morrison secures second title in Spain

England's James Morrison secured his second European tour title on Sunday, winning the Spanish Open by four shots.

The 30-year-old carded a three-under par fourth round of 69 to finish with a ten-under total of 278, adding this to his previous success in the 2010 Madeira Open.

A round of 67 gave defending champion Miguel Angel Jimenez a share of second alongside David Howell, Francesco Molinari, and halfway leader Edouard Espana of France on 282.

Morrison set himself up for victory with a third round of 68 which left him as joint leader with Howell, who dropped a shot at the sixth. Morrison approached the 18th with the luxury of a three-stroke lead, and closed in style with a birdie.

In 2010 he missed out on the title in a play-off and reflected: "It feels amazing. It's been five years and I had a lot of chances in between.

"Today I just drew on my experience and got over the line."

Asked how he would celebrate, Morrison added on Sky Sports 4: "I've actually been off the booze this week for the first time in I don't know how long. It has been very hard but again it was part of the plan.

"It's such a big week next week (the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth), and a home week as I only live 20 minutes away, so I'm just going to keep going and try to ride the crest of the wave."

While Morrison was a worthy winner, Jimenez –- who aced the eighth hole on Friday –- again provided the final round highlights.

The 51-year-old holed his approach for eagle at the fifth and was a foot away from a second hole-in-one at the eighth.
Source: AFP