Adrien Saddier celebrates Italian Open success
Adrien Saddier claimed a maiden DP World Tour title with a two-shot win at the Italian Open.
Making his 200th appearance on the tour, the 33-year-old Frenchman lost ground on the front nine after following up a birdie at the second with bogeys at the fourth and eighth.
However, he really found his stride on the back nine, where a run of four birdies in five holes from the 10th saw him climb to the top of the leaderboard.
Saddier then made another gain on the 16th to open up a three-shot advantage and parred the last two holes to card a four-under 66 and mark his landmark appearance in the best possible way.
He finished on 14 under par, two shots ahead of his countryman Martin Couvra, who had taken a one-shot lead in the closing round.
Couvra had four birdies along with three bogeys on Sunday en route to a final-round 69.
Scotland's Calum Hill and England's Dan Bradbury shared third on 10 under par, while France's Clement Sordet and Germany's Nicolai von Dellingshausen finished joint fifth a further shot back.
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