Spain’s Alejandro Canizares was quick to target further success after cruising to a wire-to-wire victory in the Hassan Trophy, his first European Tour title since 2006.
Canizares took a six-shot lead into the final round at Golf du Palais Royal in Agadir and carded a closing 70 to finish 19 under, five clear of England’s Andy Sullivan.
Sullivan charged through the field with a brilliant 63, the 26-year-old from Nuneaton coveringthe back nine in just 29, including birdies at the final four holes.
England’s Seve Benson birdied the 18th to claim a share of third place with Sweden’s Magnus A Carlsson, who had completed a 68 by holing from off the green on the last for par after a left-handed escape shot from the trees.
Canizares would have won by a greater margin if not for a piece of bad luck on the 18th, where his approach rolled back off the green and up against a clump of turf from a divot that had not been replaced.
The 31-year-old was told by a referee he was not allowed to move the turf and succeeded in moving the ball only a few yards with his third shot before it again rolled back down the slope almost to his feet.
From there he duffed his next pitch but at least allowed himself a wry smile before eventually getting up and down for a double-bogey six. Marc Warren was top Scot after carding a final day 72 to finish 12 behind Canizares on seven under.
David Drysdale finished six further behind after scoring 75, while Fifer Peter Whiteford and Duncan Stewart ended the competition on 10 over par after closing rounds of 74 and 79 respectively.
* Charley Hull beat France’s Gwladys Nocera with a birdie at the first hole of a sudden-death play-off to chalk up her first LET victory at the Lalla Meryem Cup in Morocco.
Gleneagles’ Heather MacRae had a 72 for joint 52nd place on 288.