Joe Dean won his maiden DP World Tour title on home soil as he made a remarkable 11 birdies in 24 holes on the final day of the Husqvarna British Masters hosted by Sir Nick Faldo.
Following a weather disrupted first two days at The Belfry, he returned to complete round three at 7.00am Sunday morning eight shots off the lead, picking up two to reduce the gap to seven heading into the final round.
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The Englishman get his first win at the Husqvarna British Masters hosted by Sir Nick Faldo 🏆#HusqvarnaBritishMasters pic.twitter.com/fFLDrTV5Ej
And while the rest of the field battled on a blustery day, Dean made nine more birdies in a 63 which was the lowest round of the week to set the target at 14 under.
With the final group and closest challenger Marco Penge on the 12th two shots back, the man from Sheffield and wife and caddie Emily faced a long wait to see if he would lift the trophy.
But big-hitting Penge could not take advantage of the par-five 15th and 17th, leaving Dean as the champion by three shots.
Joe Dean finished birdie-birdie to win his first title on Tour 🎥#HusqvarnaBritishMasters pic.twitter.com/jhu3KNFfeY
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Spaniard Nacho Elvira, Kiwi Daniel Hillier and Danish pair Niklas Nørgaard and Jacob Skov Olsen finished in a tie for second, one ahead of Penge, Northen Irishman Tom McKibbin and German Thomas Rosenmueller.
Dean was on the EuroPro Tour as recently as 2022 and did not play any ranking golf at all in 2023, the same year he earned his DP World Tour card through the Qualifying School.
But he did not tee it up until the following February due to a lack of funds and continued working as a supermarket delivery driver, while also seeking the help of a hypnotist to get him through his issues with international travel.
A runner-up finish in just his second start in his rookie season in Kenya earned him a cheque for just under 200 000 euros and he went on to make the season-ending DP World Tour Championship thanks to another runner-up finish at the KLM Open.
He also finished second at last year's Nexo Championship but he is now the winner of one of the most storied titles on the DP World Tour.
"All those painful hours and all the work I put into this, it's finally led to something," he said. "I'm happy.
"I can't thank Emily enough for what she has to put up with with me. It was bad enough off the course and the lows and stuff like that, but now on the course and off the course.
"I hope I made her proud. I don't know. I'm at a loss for words. I think we're both just really happy and a bit rabbit in the headlights at the minute."
The moment that won @JoeDean_golf the 2026 Husqvarna British Masters 👌#HusqvarnaBritishMasters pic.twitter.com/Iq7UhRNhkk
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