Daniel Gavins claimed his second European Tour title on Sunday with a one-shot victory at the Ras Al Khaimah Championship despite twice finding water on the final hole.
The 31-year-old held a two-shot lead as he headed to the 18th tee but then had to perform a damage limitation operation after two wayward approaches.
However, with nearest challenger Alexander Bjork finishing his round with a bogey up ahead, Gavins had a double-bogey putt from around 30 feet to set the new target at 17 under par.
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He duly holed it despite two dropped shots to add the UAE title to his 2021 victory at the Handa World Invitational.
"I feel speechless, to be honest. I just want to quickly thank my mum and dad - I forgot to thank them last time when I won," said Gavins after a closing round of 69.
"They've been great for me and they've supported me throughout my career, so massive thanks to those two, and especially my girlfriend as well."
Sweden's Bjork shared second place with South Africa's Zander Lombard while Adrian Meronk and Thorbjoern Olesen were a further shot back.
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LEADING FINAL-ROUND SCORES
271 - Daniel Gavins 68-66-68-69
272 - Zander Lombard (RSA) 69-68-63-72, Alexander Bjork (SWE) 67-69-68-68
273 - Adrian Meronk (POL) 68-65-75-65, Thorbjoern Olesen (DEN 72-68-66-67
274 - Adri Arnaus (ESP) 69-69-67-69, Rasmus Hoejgaard (DEN) 66-67-68-73, Rikuya Hoshino (JPN) 70-67-68-69
275- Matthieu Pavon (FRA) 71-65-67-72, Ross Fisher 70-71-69-65
276 - Ryan Fox (NZL) 67-72-68-69, David Law 69-64-72-71