Paul Casey astonishingly missed a series of putts to win the Omega European Masters before losing to defending champion Thriston Lawrence at the fourth play-off hole. South Africa's Lawrence produced a stunning eight-under-par round to close a six-hole gap on Casey at the start of the day and force extra holes at Crans-sur-Sierre Golf Club in Switzerland. Casey missed putts to win the tournament on the 18th hole in regulation play and then at each of the first three holes in the play-off, and Lawrence made him pay with a brilliant birdie on the fourth extra hole to win this event for the third time.

The 49-year-old Englishman was seeking to win his first DP World Tour event in five and a half years, but after his birdie putt on the fourth play-off hole came up well short, Lawrence punished him and he collected his third red jacket from supermodel Cindy Crawford.