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Olesen wins Alfred Dunhill Links Championship

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Thorbjorn Olesen of Denmark, pictured on January 15, 2015, wins the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship (AFP Photo/Karim Sahib)

St Andrews (United Kingdom) (AFP) - Talented Danish youngster Thorbjorn Olesen kept his nerve down the stretch to win the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship on Sunday at St Andrews for his third victory on the European Tour.

The 25-year-old becomes the youngest Dane to win three EPGA events, as he protected his overnight three-shot lead to come home two strokes clear of American pair Brooks Koepka and Chris Stroud.

He fired a solid one-under final round 71 to finish on 18-under for the tournament and is the first Danish player to win the prestigious event.