Kingston proves age no barrier

IT might have been Tom Watson, but instead it is South African James Kingston who is the oldest winner on the European Tour this year.

At 43, Kingston does not come into the veteran category like 60-year-old Watson – who was so close, of course, to becoming Open champion for the sixth time in July – but the latest win of his career was still a sweet one.

The former South African Open champion beat Dane Anders Hansen with a par four on the first play-off hole to capture the Mercedes-Benz Championship in Cologne.