WARWICKSHIRE, England, May 9 (UPI) -- Barry Lane, without a win on the European tour for 10 years, stormed to a three-stroke victory Sunday at the British Masters.
Lane, who because of knee trouble was not even sure he could play until a few hours before he teed off last Thursday, produced a superb closing 6-under-par 66 to finish at 16-under 272 for the event. He earned $476,230.92.
"Outwardly I looked relaxed, but I don't think I was inside," said Lane, who began the final day one behind playing partner and fellow Englishman Paul Broadhurst.
This was Lane's 499th European tour event, and his 252nd start since his last tour title. He won for the first time since the 1995 Accenture World Championship of Golf in the United States and celebrated victory on the European Tour for the first time since the 1994 Balearic Open.
He owes his win mostly to a chip-in eagle at the long seventh and a remarkable birdie on the 431-yard 16th.
Tied for second were Argentines Eduardo Romero and Angel Cabrera.
