Marc Warren, who will be an interested spectator at his first Ryder Cup this week, has shared fourth place in the Wales Open.

Warren posted a final-round 68 for a 12-under-par tally but was left disappointed yesterday after charging up the leaderboard with four birdies in 11 holes only to hit a brick wall in taking a 12th-hole double bogey which kept him from a play-off with eventual champion Joost Luiten.

Dutchman Luiten was delighted in two-putting the last for par in a 'no frills' level-par 71 to win his fourth Tour title by a shot with a 14-under-par total on the Twenty Ten course.

Luiten had bogeyed his opening two holes and nearly threw away the title with a tee shot at 14 that cannoned off a cart path into the River Usk for an eventual bogey. However, the 28-year-old was pleased to get his hands on the trophy after being overlooked for a Gleneagles wildcard pick in favour of Lee Westwood. Luiten, with two third places and a number of other top-10s this year, had finished 15th on the qualifying points table, with Westwood a spot behind. "I knew when the qualification ended I needed to play better so luckily I'm in good form now," he said. "I just wish the team all the best and hopefully they can win."

Westwood struggled, and finished well down the field, five over after nine and seven over through 14 before birdieing two of his last three.

"I needed to play some competitive golf and I've done that," he said. "I hit a few good shots this week, not so good today, but I probably had one eye on next week. The Ryder Cup is very special, I am looking forward to getting there tonight and preparing for Friday when it starts."