Welshman Mark Mouland rolled back the years with a vintage performance to win the Mauritius Open at Belle Mare Plage.
The 41 year old took a four-stroke lead into the final round of the 54-hole tournament and comfortably maintained his advantage with near faultless golf to claim his first victory since the Dutch Open in 1988.
"I've been a long time without a win and when you look at the quality of the field, this has to rank as a good victory," he said.
"The likes of Phil Price, Ronan Rafferty and Barry Lane are tough guys to beat but there were also plenty of future stars like Nick Dougherty, John Morgan and Jamie Donaldson."
Mouland dropped only one shot all week and was heartened by the reliability and consistency he displayed. Mouland finished on 203, 13 under par, carding four birdies on the final day.
That gave him a comfortable four-stroke advantage at the close over Martin Le Mesurier, who came charging through the field with a closing 65.
Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year Nick Dougherty's 72 earned him third place on five under, one stroke ahead of Ryder Cup star Phillip Price and defending champion Sebastian Delagrange.
Leading final-round scores (GB & Irl unless stated):
203 M Mouland
207 M Le Mesurier
211 N Dougherty
212 P Price, S Delagrange (Fra)
213 B Barham
214 P Golding, R Rafferty, J Rystrom (Swe), D Park
Selected others:
215 F Keenan (amateur)
216 J Morgan
223 B Lane, J Donaldson
