England's Fisher wins Irish Open

FINAL ROUND LEADERBOARD: -18 R Fisher (Eng) -16 P Harrington (Ire) -14 G Fernandez-Castano (Spn), C Wood (Eng) -13 R Bland (Eng), R Green (Aus) Selected others: -11 M Hoey (NI) -10 F Molinari (Ita) -8 D Clarke (NI) -7 P McGinley (Ire) -3 G McDowell (NI) -2 R McIlroy (NI) -1 J Rose (Eng)

Fisher's victory is a massive boost to his Ryder Cup prospects

England's Ross Fisher won the Irish Open by two shots to give his Ryder Cup selection hopes a massive boost.

Fisher went into Sunday one shot clear and his 65 was enough to fend off a late surge by Padraig Harrington, who fired a 64 to come second in Killarney.

Victory takes Fisher up to sixth in Europe's Ryder Cup points table - a top nine spot nets automatic qualification.

Spain's Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano and England's Chris Wood were another two strokes back in a tie for third.

"I knew it was going to be a tough day, I hung in there and stayed patient," reflected Fisher, who twice shared the lead with Dubliner Harrington on the final day but responded on both occasions to end with an 18-under 266 total that matched Colin Montgomerie's nine-year-old tournament record.

Harrington, three off the lead after the third round, looked like he might deny Fisher his fourth European Tour title when he eagled the par-five 16th.

Fisher, though, held his nerve to pick up shots at 15 and 16 before parring his final two holes to claim the £415,973 first prize.

"I could hear the roars and knew Harrington was making a charge," added Fisher. "The putt on the 17th was huge. It was nice to have a two-shot gap going down the last."

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