Scotland's Richie Ramsay recovered from seeing a three-shot lead disappear in the space of two holes to win the Hassan Trophy after a rollercoaster final round on Sunday.
Ramsay made a blistering start at Golf du Palais Royal, carding four birdies in a row from the third to move into pole position in pursuit of his third European Tour title.
The 31-year-old from Aberdeen then three-putted the seventh and ran up a triple-bogey six on the eighth, where he came up short of the green off the tee and saw his first two chips fail to negotiate a steep slope and roll back to his feet.
That left Ramsay two shots off the lead but he battled back superbly with a hat-trick of birdies from the 12th to reclaim the lead on his way to a closing 69 to finish 10 under par, one ahead of France's Romain Wattel.
Wattel chipped in for par on the 15th after duffing his fourth shot just a few feet and birdied the 17th to get within one of Ramsay, but was unable to chip in for another birdie on the 18th to force a play-off.
Six players shared third place on eight under, including South African George Coetzee, who had needed to win to move into the world's top 50 and qualify for the Masters. England's Tommy Fleetwood could also have secured a trip to Augusta with victory, but finished joint 17th after a closing 69.
An emotional Ramsay, who had missed the cut in four of his five events this season and withdrew from the other after three rounds due to illness, dedicated the win to his wife Angela and brother Robin.
"It means a huge amount," Ramsay told Sky Sports 4. "My brother has supported me since I was so young. This one's for him and Angela. I know they are all back home and probably going crazy at the moment.
"I've gone through some tough times with injury but kept believing and they were at my back and said just go out there and play golf and that's what I did today. It was so much fun out there."
Asked about his triple bogey on the eighth, the former US amateur champion added: "I just didn't execute the shot exactly as I wanted to. Hit a poor chip, rolled back into a divot, didn't come out, hit it back on, two putts, easy six. It's one of those courses that has so many holes like that.
"I knew I was still in the mix and walking down nine I was still level par for my round and I knew the back nine was very scoreable. I made great putts on nine and 10 just to keep the momentum going and then I stood over a putt on the 12th and felt my putter feels absolutely great.
"I said to myself just got for it, this is your time and pretty much took it by the scruff of the neck the next two holes."
Wattel, who is still seeking his first European Tour title after eight top-10 finishes last season, said: "It's always disappointing to finish so close but I'm disappointed and happy because that was not my best week at all. I was not playing so good to so to be in contention without playing my best, I am happy.
"Even if I couldn't win I wanted to feel I had done my best and that was the most important thing for me. I have been struggling the last couple of months and this week finished second without playing my best golf, but improving big time my short game which is good news for me."
Coetzee was left to rue his performance on the front nine this week, playing that in two over par and the back nine in 10 under.
"I probably left two shots out there on nine and 10 but a good performance and I am happy with the result," he said. "It's been a long stretch and I am a little tired. I would have liked to have pulled it off but that's just the way things go. I will watch the Masters and wishing I was there."
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