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Gallacher ends 5-year wait with Indian Open title

Scotland's Stephen Gallacher secured his first European Tour win since the Dubai Desert Classic in 2014. MONEY SHARMA/AFP/Getty Images

Scotland's Stephen Gallacher sunk three birdies in his final four holes to complete a remarkable 1-stroke victory at the Indian Open on Sunday for his fourth European Tour title.

The 44-year-old overcame a terrible quadruple-bogey 8 on the seventh hole to finish 1-under-par 71 on a windy day at the DLF Golf and Country Club for a tournament total of 9 under.

Japan's Masahiro Kawamura needed to hole his approach shot to the 18th green to force a playoff but ended up short and finished a stroke behind at 8 under after a final-round 73.

Spaniard Jorge Campillo was a shot further back in third with overnight joint leader Julian Suri of the United States finishing tied for fourth place alongside South African Christiaan Bezuidenhout at 6 under.

Gallacher's win ended his five-year drought for a European Tour title.

The 2014 Ryder Cup player, who had shared the lead after the opening round and has his son Jack caddying for him this season, also had bogeys on the third and the tricky 14th in Sunday's round. But his seven birdies more than compensated for the dropped shots on a day when low scoring was difficult.

Playing just his second event of the season after undergoing surgery on an abdominal hernia, Suri had shown good form at the DLF Golf and Country Club, which is known for its tough layout.

The 27-year-old, who is of Indian descent, led by 3 strokes after 12 holes on Sunday, but his hard work was undone by a quadruple-bogey on the par-four 14th.

England's Callum Shinkwin, who had a 2-stroke advantage alongside Suri at the start of the final round, carded 78 to finish tied for sixth.

Finn Kalle Samooja scored the third hole-in-one in the tournament when he aced the 12th with a pitching wedge.