Owen wins the British Masters

England’s Greg Owen won the Daily Telegraph Damovo British Masters at the Forest of Arden today – after no fewer than 21 top-10 finishes on the European tour without a victory.

The 31-year-old from Mansfield, in his 158th event, captured his first title by a three-stroke margin, shooting a closing 71 to finish on the 14 under par mark of 274.

It earned him £250,000, while runners-up Ian Poulter and Frenchman Christian Cevaer took home £130,280 each.

Poulter, also runner-up last year and winner of the Wales Open last week, was trying to become the first man in tour history to win after surviving the halfway cut with nothing to spare.

Meanwhile, Argentina’s Jorge Berendt won a £26,000 Jaguar for being nearest-the-pin on the 211-yard 18th. His shot finished 33 inches from the hole.

Collated final totals in the Daily Telegraph Damovo British Masters at the Forest of Arden, Meriden, England (Gbr and Irl unless stated, par 72):

274 Greg Owen 68 68 67 71 (£250,000)

277 Christian Cevaer (Fra) 73 70 66 68, Ian Poulter 71 73 63 70 (£130,280 each)

280 Darren Clarke 71 71 72 66, Robert Rock 73 69 70 68, Anthony Wall 72 70 67 71 (£63,700 each)

281 Raphael Jacquelin (Fra) 70 72 72 67, Stephen Gallacher 69 71 71 70, Jorge Berendt (Arg) 72 72 67 70, David Lynn 66 71 71 73

282 Soren Kjeldsen (Den) 70 73 70 69, Henrik Stenson (Swe) 69 74 70 69, Fredrik Andersson (Swe) 74 70 68 70, Mathias Gronberg (Swe) 73 71 66 72, Richard Green (Aus) 70 66 71 75

283 Robert Karlsson (Swe) 75 69 69 70, Ignacio Garrido (Spa) 67 72 73 71, Nick O’Hern (Aus) 72 70 70 71, Marcel Siem (Ger) 66 71 74 72, Philip Golding 69 73 69 72, Mark Roe 71 70 69 73, Darren Fichardt (Rsa) 72 66 71 74, Mikael Lundberg (Swe) 69 69 71 74

284 Justin Rose 69 75 73 67, Gary Orr 72 72 72 68, Jarrod Moseley (Aus) 70 73 70 71, Andrew Coltart 68 73 70 73, David Howell 72 71 67 74, Barry Lane 73 68 68 75

285 David Gilford 70 73 71 71, Gregory Havret (Fra) 73 71 70 71, Patrik Sjoland (Swe) 70 72 71 72, Markus Brier (Aut) 71 72 70 72, Peter Baker 69 74 68 74, Peter Fowler (Aus) 65 75 69 76

286 Lee Westwood 67 76 73 70, Sandy Lyle 72 71 73 70, Philip Archer 71 73 72 70, Simon Wakefield 71 71 73 71, Miguel Angel Jimenez (Spa) 72 70 71 73, Marten Olander (Swe) 75 67 71 73, Charlie Wi (Kor) 72 72 68 74, Stephen Scahill (Nzl) 73 71 67 75, Matthew Blackey 70 68 70 78

287 Iain Pyman 71 72 73 71, Santiago Luna (Spa) 70 74 71 72, Gordon Brand Jnr 71 73 71 72, Costantino Rocca (Ita) 69 72 73 73, Henrik Bjornstad (Nor) 73 71 69 74, Brian Davis 72 70 69 76, Jamie Donaldson 70 71 68 78

288 Euan Little 72 71 72 73, Jean-Francois Lucquin (Fra) 69 71 73 75, Peter Lawrie 69 74 70 75, Mark James 71 72 67 78

289 Gary Emerson 71 72 78 68, Matthew Cort 69 72 75 73, Robert-Jan Derksen (Ned) 70 73 73 73, Mikko Ilonen (Fin) 75 67 72 75, Mark Mouland 74 70 69 76, James Kingston (Rsa) 72 70 70 77, Brett Rumford (Aus) 71 70 69 79

290 Robert Coles 76 68 76 70, Adam Mednick (Swe) 72 69 74 75, Fernando Roca (Spa) 73 70 72 75, Bradley Dredge 72 72 70 76

291 Fredrik Orest (Swe) 71 73 75 72, Raymond Russell 66 77 75 73, Paul Eales 72 72 74 73, Damien McGrane 75 67 74 75

292 Gary Birch 72 69 76 75, Klas Eriksson (Swe) 71 71 74 76, Jarmo Sandelin (Swe) 67 76 68 81

294 Jesus Maria Arruti (Spa) 66 76 76 76

298 Ivo Giner (Spa) 73 69 73 83