Relieved Hedblom digs deep to seal Gleneagles glory

SWEDE Peter Hedblom breathed a huge sigh of relief at Gleneagles after winning the Johnnie Walker Championship.

The 39-year-old’s ecstasy was not just that he had grabbed only his third European Tour victory in 364 starts, but also that he didn’t need a play-off.

Four times Hedblom has gone into sudden death in his career and four times he has lost – the most recent of them last Sunday in Holland when England’s Simon Dyson sank an 18-foot birdie putt.