Miguel-Angel Jimenez of Spain won the 600,000-pound (754,000-euro) BMW PGA Championships here on Sunday after a play-off against Oliver Wilson of England, the AFP reported.
The 44-year old won the second play-off hole, after holing a two foot putt to secure a birdie four, against Wilson's par five.
Both players shot 68 to finish as joint leaders on 11 under par, after a nerve-wracking final afternoon, when the lead changed hands on several occasions.
But the drama continued into the play-off, as the advantage swung first to Jimenez and then to Wilson on the first extra hole, the par five 18th.
Despite reaching the green in two, with Wilson languishing in a greenside bunker, Jimenez could only manage a five, leaving 27-year-old Wilson with a 10 foot putt to win.
But his effort slid out of the hole and the pair headed back to the 18th tee to try again.
Second time around, Jimenez again held the upper hand after his second shot found the heart of the 18th green in two, with Wilson on the green in three.
This time Jimenez needed only two putts to complete the biggest victory of his career.
But while Wilson and Jimenez fought out their fate on the 18th green, Robert Karlsson of Sweden was rueing the putting collapse on the final green that cost him not only a place in the play-off but also outright second place.
The bad weather that had been forecast for the final round failed to materialise and low scoring soon lifted players such as Luke Donald, with a 65, Retief Goosen, with a 66 and Andres Romero, with a 67, into contention.
The tournament burst into life at lunchtime, as overnight leader Karlsson faltered with bogeys at the first and third holes of his final round. Moments later, Jimenez scored a hole in one on the par three fifth to move into the lead at 11 under par.
The Spaniard reached the turn in 31, with Karlsson struggling to remain in contention after shooting 37, which included three bogeys, over the outward nine.
Meanwhile, in the group playing ahead, Wilson reached the turn in 31 after scoring four birdies in the first seven holes of his final round. But like Paul McGinley, Karlsson and Jimenez before him, the dizzying heights of the West course leader board appeared to induce vertigo.
Wilson had barely had time to enjoy taking the tournament lead, after holing a birdie putt on the 15th, before he sent a wild drive into a holly bush on the 17th and dropped a shot in the process, falling back to 11 under par.
But he recovered well, with par on the 18th and watched from the scorer's hut as Jimenez and Karlsson attempted to match him.
The Spaniard's fluffed pitch from the greenside rough left him sweating, but Jimenez regained his composure to save par and ensure his place in the play-off, leaving only Karlsson to putt out.
The Swede's past battles with his temperament came to the fore again as his putt to join the play-off slid past the hole. His next putt also missed the hole, and a day that had started with him four shots clear of his rivals spiralled into bitter disappointment.