SHANGHAI, April 23 (UPI) -- Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano of Spain Sunday won the BMW Asian Open at Shanghai in a playoff with Sweden's Henrik Stenson.
Fernandez-Castano birdied the first playoff hole after the players finished regulation tied at 7-under-par 281.
"I'm glad I knocked it to just four inches," said Fernandez-Castano. "Otherwise I would have missed it, I was so nervous."
It was a fitting victory for Fernandez-Castano, who was the only player in the field with four rounds under par. He shot a closing 2-under 70 on Sunday to bag his second career European Tour title.
He won $247,811.
Stenson, who was the leader after each of the first three rounds, ended with 71 on Sunday and had a damaging triple-bogey at No. 9.
Colin Montgomerie (68) and Jose-Filipe Lima (68) shared third place at 6-under 282. Paul Casey (71) and Simon Dyson (68) and Mahal Pearce (71) tied for fifth at 5-under 283.
