Angel Cabrera captured his first European Tour title with a two-stroke victory on home soil in the Argentina Open. Cabrera carded a closing round of 67 at the Jockey Club to hold off playing partner Carl Pettersson of Sweden with England's Graeme Storm in third.

The 31-year-old former caddie's 12-under-par total of 268 gave him the £81,000 sterling first prize and a long overdue maiden success after four second places, two thirds and 17 other top 10s in five years on tour.

Pettersson, playing only his ninth event on tour, carded a 69 to finish alone in second with Storm two shots further back, also after a final 69.

England's Matt Blackey, Welshman Mark Mouland, Italian Costantino Rocca and Norway's Henrik Bjornstad shared fourth place on six under.

Cabrera and Pettersson began the day tied on nine under par with tour rookie Pettersson taking an early lead with a birdie on the first.

But from the moment Cabrera birdied the second while Pettersson ran up a bogey four for a two-shot swing, the Argentinian was never headed and kept his nose in front with another birdie on the 10th.

Pettersson refused to give in without a fight however and closed the gap to two with a birdie on the 15th and then rolled in another from 15 feet on the next.

But Cabrera kept his nerve to follow his playing partner in from eight feet to maintain a two-shot cushion that he held until the end, much to the delight of the home crowd as well as mentor and tournament promoter Eduardo Romero.