Arnaus wins Catalunya Championship after six-hole play-off

Adri Arnaus edged out Oliver Bekker at the sixth play-off hole at the Catalunya Championship to claim his maiden DP World Tour victory.

The pair had finished locked together on 11-under 277 after 72 holes on the Stadium Course at PGA Catalunya in Girona.

They then returned to the 18th five times and both parred it on every occasion with neither setting up a decent birdie chance as their approaches were all at least 15 feet from the hole.

The tough 17th, which had yielded only one birdie all day, was used at the sixth time of asking and Spaniard Arnaus looked to have clinched the victory with a superb second to around eight feet, with South African Bekker in the greenside rough.

Arnaus, however, missed the putt, only for Bekker to fail to get down in two and the home crowd were celebrating when the Spaniard tapped in for his par.

"To come through this week is so special," Arnaus, who was born an hour away from PGA Catalunya in Barcelona, told Sky Sports. "It has been an amazing week.

"In the Spanish Open [last year] we were close and in a play-off as well and this time we made it so I'm super happy."

The 27-year-old, who had lost in his previous two play-off appearances, started the final round seven shots behind overnight leader Bekker, but he stormed into contention with a seven-under 65 which featured five birdies and an eagle at the par-five 12th where he holed a lengthy putt for his three.

Bekker, 37, who was also chasing a first DP World Tour win, could only post a level-par 72, although he did hold a three-shot lead at one stage before faltering, with two superbly-scrambled pars at the 17th and 18th salvaging his place in the play-off.

English duo Laurie Canter and Richard McEvoy (69) shared third place on nine