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Teenager Hojgaard wins tense playoff to take Mauritius Open title

Danish teenager Rasmus Hojgaard gave a nerveless display in a tense sudden-death playoff Sunday to win the Mauritius Open in a three-man shootout.

Hojgaard, 18, made eagle on the third playoff hole -- after Italy's Renato Paratore had been eliminated at the first -- to edge France's Antoine Rozner, and in so doing became the third-youngest winner on the European Tour.

"To win so early in my career is amazing and I'm already looking forward to the next tournament," he said.

Hojgaard needed a birdie to make the playoff, finishing on a 19-under-par round total of 269.