THIRD ROUND LEADERBOARD:
-13 J Kingston (SA), A Hansen (Den), (Kingston won at first extra hole)
-12 S Dyson (Eng), S Hansen (Den), P Hanson (Swe) -10 H Stenson (Swe), A Wall (Eng) Selected others: -9 L Westwood (Eng) -7 C Wood (Eng) -6 D Clarke (NI) -4 B Langer (Ger), P Lawrie (Sco) -3 C Montgomerie (Sco)
South African James Kingston secured his first win of the season with a play-off triumph against Anders Hansen at the Mercedes Masters in Cologne.
The 43-year-old began the final day one behind third round leader Peter Hanson, while Hansen came from five shots back overnight to also reach 13-under.
Kingston sealed the title with a par at the first extra hole at Gut Larchenhof.
Simon Dyson missed a putt to join the play-off, while Lee Westwood was eighth and Colin Montgomerie joint 34th.
Kingston had a two-shot advantage in the closing stages, but Denmark's Hansen, who holed a bunker shot to birdie the first, picked up his sixth shot of the day at the 17th and Kingston three-putted after charging his first putt well past the cup.
Swede Hanson, who bogeyed the first, was the third player on 13-under after an eagle and two birdies in four holes, only to miss a short putt and drop a shot at the penultimate hole to finish tied third with Dyson and Denmark's Soren Hansen.
There was also disappointment for Chris Wood, the leader after round two, who hit a second consecutive 73 to drop to seven under and a tie of 12th, while Ross Fisher rallied after a 78 on Saturday to finish tied 18th on five under.
But it was Kingston who triumphed as the weather closed in at the start of the play-off.
With drizzle turning to heavy rain, Hansen took his hand off the driver as his tee shot at the first extra hole found thick rough on the left, and his second ran through into a greenside trap, but he played an excellent escape to four feet.
From the middle of the fairway Kingston found the fringe grass at the back of the green, putted up to within a yard and saw Hansen's effort lip out.
This time the South African made no mistake and won his first tournament outside his homeland.
"I've felt I've been playing nicely but I've missed a few cuts," said Kingston, who won the South African Open in 2007, part of the 2008 European Tour season.
"It was a strong field this week and I'm over the moon. I holed very few putts over the last two days but hit the ball unbelievably from tee to green. The strength is my long game and this week it came through for me.
"If you stay fit you can still be competitive. I may not have put the scores on the card but I always felt like I was pretty close."
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