Eriksson leaves nothing to chance

CHALLENGE TOUR:A stunning final round of 63 - the lowest of his career - saw Sweden's Klas Eriksson surge through the field to claim his second Challenge Tour title at the Trophée du Golf Club de Genève.

Eleven birdies in a quite astonishing final round at Golf Club de Genève saw Eriksson finish on 14-under-par 274, level with overnight leader Wil Besseling of the Netherlands and Brazilian Alexandre Rocha.

Having seen off Rocha at the third hole of a dramatic play-off, the experienced Eriksson then sunk a 20-foot putt for birdie at the fourth extra hole to end the challenge of Besseling, who held a five-shot lead over the field going into the final day.

Gareth Maybin finished seventh on 10-under-par 278 after a 67. Michael Hoey finished on 281 after a 71.

CHALLENGE TOUR:An astonishing comeback at the Vodafone Challenge saw Scotland's Richie Ramsay claim his first Tour title at the expense of his close friend and compatriot George Murray.

Murray's missed putt from eight feet on the last hole at GCC An der Elfrather Muhlein in Germany effectively handed the title to Ramsay, who had looked dead and buried after dropping three shots in his first five holes.

But Ramsay roared back with five birdies and an eagle from the seventh to finish on 16-under-par 272 and take the title by one shot from Murray and the amateur ace Stephen Gross of Germany, who had led going into the final round.

Colm Moriarty was best of the Irish on nine-under-par 279 after a final round of 69. Stephen Browne shot 72 for a two-under-par 286 and Gareth Shaw a 73 for 287.

BRITISH BOYS:Fraser McKenna came within an ace at the weekend of becoming the fourth Scottish winner of the Boys Amateur Championship in 11 years.

The 17-year-old Glaswegian fell at the final hurdle to Portuguese star Pedro Figueiredo over Birmingham's Little Aston course, but only by a whisker.

McKenna, a plus-one handicapper from Balmore, lost at the 39th hole after being one up for most of the way in the gruelling final.

He was one up at the halfway stage at lunchtime and still one in front playing the final hole of the regulation 36 - but there Figueiredo canned a 40-foot putt across the home green to prolong the match. Then, after two halves, the Portuguese teenager grabbed the glory when McKenna, having been bunkered, missed a putt of around six feet.

"It's been a great week and it did look as though I might just make it, but Pedro came good right at the end," said McKenna, who has yet to be capped by Scotland.