Paul Broadhurst clinches Senior Open

England’s Paul Broadhurst overcame a four-shot deficit on the final day to clinch the Senior Open title at Carnoustie.

Broadhurst, 50, began the last round four shots adrift of overnight leader Miguel Angel Jimenez, but a final-round 68 was enough to clinch him his first major title as the Spaniard fell away to card a three-over-par 75.

Broadhurst, who shot 75 on the opening day, finished on 11 under par, two shots ahead of American Scott McCarron, who closed with a 69, while Jimenez finished a shot further back and tied for third with Sweden’s Magnus Persson Atlevi.

Atlevi closed with a 67 to join Jimenez on eight under, ahead of four Americans. Brandt Jobe and Tom Byrum both finished seven under ahead of Joe Durant and Wes Short Jr (both six under).

Bernhard Langer, who won the Senior Open at Carnoustie in 2010, shot four consecutive rounds of 71 to finish on four under, seven shots back.

Broadhurst is the first player to win the Senior Open on their debut since Fred Couples in 2012 at Turnberry and is the first English winner on the European Senior Tour this year.

Meanwhile Isabelle Boineau completed a stunning victory at the Scottish Women’s Open at Dundonald Links in North Ayrshire to clinch her maiden Ladies European Tour title.

The 27-year-old Frenchwoman seized the lead with one hole remaining on a final day that saw the lead change hands three times and made par at the 18th to finish 11-under for the tournament, one shot ahead of Swede Linda Wessberg.

Wessberg, who had led for most of the day, missed a four-foot birdie putt at the final hole that would have forced a play-off, while Boineau’s round of 68 included five birdies and a bogey. “What a tournament to win - the Scottish Open!” Boineau was quoted as saying on ladieseuropeantour.com. “I’m so happy and I want to thank my parents for encouraging me to play even when I didn’t want to. This is one of the best days of my life.”