Tom McKibbin wins European Open to claim first DP World Tour title since turning pro

Tom McKibbin claimed his first victory on the DP World Tour as he won the Porsche European Open in Hamburg by two shots.

The 20-year-old from Down, who made his professional debut two years ago, had put himself into the mix on Saturday by finishing the third round in a tie for the lead and the Holywood Golf Club player showed his mettle by staying the course on Sunday, carding a final round 70 to finish on nine under, and ahead of the German pair of Marcel Siem and Maximilian Kieffer and France's Julien Guerrier.

FINAL LEADERBOARD

McKibbin, who learned the game at the same club as four-time major winner Rory McIlroy, began the day in a six-way tie for the lead but birdied the fourth, seventh and ninth to move two shots clear.

Bogeys on the 11th and 13th, coupled with Kieffer's birdie on the 16th, saw the pair tied at the top of the leaderboard, but McKibbin edged back in front with a birdie on the 15th and set up another on the par-five 18th with a nerveless second shot from 203 yards.

McKibbin, who graduated from the Challenge Tour last year and was making just his 26th start on the DP World Tour, told Sky Sports: "It's pretty amazing.

"It was just nice to go out there and put a really, really nice round together. I always thought I was good enough to win but to prove it today was pretty special.

"I've learned a lot from failures, missing cuts by a shot, missing things very slightly so to take all those things I've learned and put them into play today was really nice.

"It probably won't sink in until tomorrow but to have my dad here - he comes most weeks - is pretty special. To win in front of him is amazing."

Asked about his second shot to the 18th, a stunning approach, McKibbin added: "It's probably one of the best shots