Spain’s Eugenio Chacarra gained the Asian Tour’s inaugural St Andrews Bay Championship after beating Australia’s Matt Jones in marathon play-off that lasted 10 further holes.

In fading gentle at Fairmont St Andrews, on Scotland’s east coast, Jones appeared out of it on the third further gap, however sensationally chipped in from 25 ft to maintain his possibilities alive. The pair then performed the par-five 18th seven extra occasions earlier than Chacarra made a par when two placing from 30 ft, whereas Jones missed a five-footer at hand the title to his 20-year youthful rival.

Each gamers had birdied the ultimate gap in regular time to complete tied on 19-under, with Chacarra carding a five-under 67 and Jones a 69. Australian Andrew Dodt and Jaco Ahlersfrom South African completed one shot shy of the play-off.

“It was a protracted day,” mentioned Chacarra, who picked up $270,000 for the win. “I’m completely happy it got here out my manner, however I Matt had an incredible day as nicely. ““It was superb, I feel the Asian Tour is doing superb issues. I imply, they’re rising the sport of golf and I had numerous enjoyable. We usually don’t get these good days in Scotland, so it was superior. I imply, clearly I bought the win so it might make it a bit extra enjoyable, nevertheless it was superior. Yeah, because of the Asian Tour and Worldwide Collection for what they’re doing and hopefully we will come again much more years.”

That is the 23-year-old’s first 72-hole victory since turning skilled final 12 months, whereas he additionally claimed the person title in final 12 months’s LIV Golf Bangkok.

Two-time Australian Open winner Jones, who, like Chacarra, performs on the LIV Golf League, was on the lookout for his first win for the reason that 2021 Honda Traditional on the PGA Tour and felt it was his placing that allow him down. He mentioned: “I threw away the match with the way in which I putted. I missed numerous quick ones and my pace was horrible. I did hit some good pictures, and it’s at all times good to get into rivalry, however I’m carried out now, I’m drained.”

The play-off was only one in need of the all-time longest sudden-death play-off, which happened on the 1949 Motor Metropolis Open, between Cary Middlecoff and Lloyd Mangrum, which lasted 11 holes earlier than they determined to share the honours.