Dyson claims first Euro Tour title

England’s Simon Dyson made the most of a calamitous error from his rival Andrew Buckle to claim his first European Tour title at the Enjoy Jakarta HSBC Indonesia Open.

A poor drive on the sixth led to a sequence of events that had the Australian shoot into the water, twice into the rough and eventually three-putt, turning a one-shot lead into a three-shot deficit.

Dyson eagled the next hole and while his opponent birdied, the steady Yorkshireman was able to keep his composure and his lead for the remainder of his round to claim his first European Tour title with a score of 20 under.

Ireland's David Higgins finished on -11, tied in seventh spot. Peter Lawrie ended up on -6, while Damien McGrane closed on -1.

After matching Dyson stride for stride over the first four holes, Buckle had surged ahead with a birdie at the fifth, before his aberration at the sixth threw his title hopes into disarray.

Shortly after, a thunderstorm caused play to be suspended for two hours, giving Buckle time to gather his thoughts.

Of the rain delay, Dyson said: “I was hoping we’d finish today and not have to come back tomorrow, given the way I played the first nine holes.

“The break had done me no favours and I struggled for the next three holes. But I kept plodding away.

“All credit to Andrew, anyone shooting an eight could have gone, but he showed a lot of guts to hang in there and he kept throwing birdies at me.”

On the back nine, the 23-year-old Buckle had opportunities to make more than the two birdies at the 11th and 12th that cut Dyson’s lead to two and kept the pressure on.

Given the state of play, a missed straightforward seven-foot putt on the 15th looked to be a turning point, and Dyson breathed a sigh of relief.

After his eagle, Dyson picked up only one more shot – a superlative 15-foot putt at the 17th – but he did not drop one.

With two shots to make up, Buckle had to force the issue, and matched his opponent with a birdie at 17, but he tried too hard at the 18th by shooting beyond the green and Dyson’s overall consistency was rewarded with a cheque for £94,000.

Buckle’s last round was a 69, an outstanding effort given the problems he encountered at the sixth, and he will be left to rue that mistake.

The pair were in a league of their own on the last round, having started the day three shots clear of Taiwan’s Wang Ter-chang.

Only immediately after Buckle’s nightmare hole did anyone else scent an opportunity to move up, but it was only Thai Thongchai Jaidee’s late surge and a birdie at the last from Wang that pulled them a little closer to the top two. Wang and Jaidee were tied for third at 14 under.

Two players were tied on 13 under – Australian duo Matthew Millar and Scott Strange.

Wales’ Stephen Dodd, who had led after the end of the second round, was unable to take that form into the weekend, and had to settle for nine under.