BMW International, final round leaderboard:
-18 D Horsey (Eng) -17 R Fisher (Eng) -16 A Cejka (Ger), P Larrazabal (Sp), R Cabrero-Bello (Sp), K Ferrie (Eng), B Dredge (Wal) -15 C Schwartzel (SA) -14 A Canizares (Sp), S Thornton (Eng)
 Horsey rallied well from joint fifth place overnight
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England's David Horsey claimed the biggest win of his career with a one-shot triumph at the BMW International Open in Munich.
The 25-year-old, who was joint fifth overnight, shot a five-under-par 67 in the final round to finish on 18 under, one shot ahead of Ross Fisher.
Long-time leader Bradley Dredge fell off the pace after a double-bogey six at the 16th and finished joint third.
But Stockport-born Horsey birdied the 16th and 18th to snatch victory.
Welshman Dredge had led after all three rounds, holding a three-shot advantage at the start of the final round, and looked comfortable when he reached the turn two shots clear of the field.
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But three bogeys in the five holes saw his hopes fall apart.
Two three-putts allowed Pablo Larrazabal to go past him, before the Spaniard produced a double-bogey of his own at the 16th, while in contrast Horsey, a 2007 Walker Cup team-mate of Rory McIlroy, pitched over the water to set himself up with an eight-foot birdie putt.
Horsey's flawless round featured five birdies and allowed him to take his place in top spot, while Fisher's eagle at the par-five 18th pushed Dredge and Larrazabal further down the leaderboard.
Those two were not the only players to suffer at the 16th hole - world number eight Paul Casey ended the day with an injured left wrist and damaged sand wedge after trying to play his way out of a water hazard at the same hole.
"I thought it was just reeds and mud and the ball was sitting up, but there was a big boulder just underneath that I couldn't see," said Casey, whose three-over par round of 75 saw him finish in 74th place, on one-under.
"The wrist is buzzing, but I think it will be all right.
"The sand wedge, though, is ruined and I was attached to it - it's the only one I've got of that style with the new grooves."
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