England’s Simon Griffiths claimed his second Legends Tour title in his last four starts, thanks to a closing 68 at Aloha Golf Club in the Staysure Marbella Legends.

Griffiths held off the likes of Colin Montgomerie, Miguel Ángel Jiménez, Stephen Gallacher, and Scott Hend in the final round by firing a closing 68 to win by two shots.

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“It’s amazing, I’m over the moon,” said Griffiths. “I knew I had a two-shot lead and then I birdied the first, but then Monty made a couple of birdies, and I knew someone would make a run. I did have a look at the leaderboard towards the last few holes because Hendy was on the charge, and I made a great birdie on 15, which was huge because you need as many in the bank as you can get. That was massive. I saw he finished on -13, and then it was just about not doing anything stupid coming in.

“Sometimes I probably don’t enjoy it as much as I should because this game is so hard. But I’m thrilled to have got another win so quickly. So yeah, I’m very, very happy.”

 

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Griffiths shared an emotional phone call with his young family after he finished the round: “It’s incredible to share these moments. My family are everything to me.”

Hend emerged as Griffith’s nearest challenger, but the Aussie had to settle for second place. He flew through the field with a best-of-the-week 64 on Sunday that featured ten birdies, including seven in an eight-hole stretch from the ninth.

Sweden’s Mikael Lundberg signed for a 67 to finish alone in third, while local hero Jiménez came into the week as favourite after winning the Trophy Hassan II on the PGA Tour Champions the previous week, and he finished in a four-way tie for fourth.

Former Ryder Cup player Gallacher finished eighth in his first Legends Tour start, while Montgomerie, who started the day in second place, slipped to a tie for ninth with a 73. Two-time Masters champion José María Olazábal and last year’s Zambia Golf Legends Championship winner Keith Horne completed the top 10 alongside Monty on eight under par.

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