Callum Shinkwin kept the feelgood vibe going for Englishmen on the European Tour with a maiden victory in dramatic circumstances at the Aphrodite Hills Cyprus Open on Sunday.
After Ross McGowan’s first win for 11 years the previous week, it was the turn of the 27-year-old from Watford to take centre stage, as he eagled the par-five 18th with a ‘one in a million’ putt to force a play-off and then birdied it in extra time to defeat Finland’s Kalle Samooja.
‘I could see that Kalle was one ahead of me and there was no chance to hole my 50ft eagle putt normally,’ said Shinkwin, who closed with a 63.