England's Marco Penge held his nerve to seal his third European Tour title of the season with a playoff victory over Daniel Brown at the Spanish Open in Madrid on Sunday.
THIRD WIN THIS SEASON! 👏
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Marco Penge wins the 2025 Open de España presented by Madrid 🏆#OpenEspana pic.twitter.com/tY9det8wpp
Penge sealed victory on the first sudden-death hole, after his fellow countryman Brown had come back from five shots behind heading into the last round.
"It felt like I was really up against it, but I feel like I managed myself really well and managed to stay solid," said world number 55 Penge.
"I felt good. I was just trying to stick to the same stuff I've been doing for the last six months."
Marco Penge is bound for Royal Birkdale.
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He qualifies for The 154th Open through the Open de España presented by Madrid. pic.twitter.com/bgmIh5gMRm
Penge also won the Hainan Classic and the Danish Golf Championship earlier this year in a breakthrough campaign.
The 27-year-old struggled to a two-over front nine to give playing partners Brown and Joel Girrbach hope after starting the day four strokes clear at the top of the leaderboard, but a birdie on the 12th helped him stay in front.
Brown, ranked 102nd, forced added holes with a birdie on the 18th, a short par four.
But Penge turned the tables when they played the closing hole again a few minutes later in the playoff to take the spoils.
Switzerland's Girrbach finished alone in third place on 14-under for the tournament, one shot outside the playoff.
Three-time champion and home favourite Jon Rahm delighted the crowds with a final-round 65 to finish in a tie for ninth.
The moment Marco Penge won the Open de España presented by Madrid, qualified for the 154th Open Championship and qualified for the Masters 🤩#OpenEspana pic.twitter.com/uVh0ERd6gp
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