England's John Parry made an eagle and four birdies on the back nine to shoot 64 and win the Mauritius Open at 14 under at Mont Choisy Golf Club on Sunday. This is his first victory on the DP World Tour in 14 years.
Parry started the final round five shots behind, but a birdie blitz on the back nine allowed him to overtake co-leader Dylan Naidoo (71) and win by two strokes.
Naidu's fellow South African Christo Lamprecht (65) was also tied for second at 12 under.
“The course felt a little soft today. The chip shot on 12 (for eagle) gave me momentum. I took a quick look at the leaderboard and thought I was going to fall further behind,” Parry said.
“(Winning) means a lot, I almost gave up golf five or six years ago. It's been a long battle, but worth it.”
Parry's last victory on Europe's Elite Tour was in the Vivendi Cup in 2010, but he has won three times on the Challenge Tour this year.
Naidu started his final round with three bogeys in the first four holes before recovering to make four birdies, even though he was far behind by then.
England's Eddie Pepperell (74) was also tied for the lead heading into the final round, but a double bogey on the par-5 fifth hole set him back and he ended up tied for ninth.
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