Bjorn makes it two on the bounce

Golf: Thomas Bjorn made it two wins in a row with a brilliant closing round of 62 at the Omega European Masters in Switzerland. Three behind at the start of the final round the 40-year-old Dane took the first counting event for next year's Ryder Cup by equalling the lowest round of his 15-year European Tour career.

Trailing German Martin by one, Bjorn played the last five holes in five under with an eagle and three birdies to follow last week's victory in the Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles in perfect fashion.

On 20-under-par Bjorn ended up winning by four from Kaymer and by five from Rory McIlroy, Jaco Van Zyl and overnight leader Jamie Donaldson.

Lee Westwood was in a group one further back after he, like Westwood, shot 70.

At Gleneagles, Bjorn was involved in a marathon five-man, five-hole play-off. This time he left the rest behind - McIlroy and Westwood included - with a marvellous closing burst.

Kaymer missed a two-foot putt on the long 14th that would have taken him two in front and how Bjorn made him pay.

He was almost in water with his approach on the same hole but birdied it to draw level, made another 10-footer for eagle on the next and then put the icing on the cake with two closing birdies.

After going five under for the last five holes, he said: "The way I finished was special and it's been an amazing two weeks.

"I started hitting my wedges so well last week and kept it going.

"At the end you think nothing can go wrong. Golf seems easy sometimes and you have to remember that when you are not playing well."

He has had a real rollercoaster career, talking of "fighting demons" after he lost the 2003 Open from three ahead with four to play and going through another low this summer following the death of his father.

But with a third win of the year - world number one Luke Donald is the only other player to do that - Bjorn is now back in the world's top 30 and, of course, leads the Ryder Cup race.

Since he last played in the match nine years ago he has served as an assistant to Bernhard Langer in 2004 and Colin Montgomerie last year.

As chairman of the players' committee he is seen as future captaincy material, but as for possibly making a return to the team in Chicago next September he said: "There's a long, long way to go and with the talent we have it's going to take a few more of these weeks."