FINAL LEADERBOARD -17 MA Jimenez (Spa) -15 J Randhawa (Ind) & T Bjorn (Den) -14 S Yates (Eng), S Micheel (USA), B Ruangkit (Tha), R Jacquelin (Fra), D Smail (USA), T Jaidee (Tha) & R Green (Aus)

The Dane found water twice on the back nine and the Spaniard was on hand to claim victory by two shots.

Jimenez pressured his fellow European throughout the day with a composed 68, his efforts finally telling when Bjorn buckled, as he had at the 2003 Open.

Bjorn shared second place with Indian Jyoti Randhawa, who had a best-of-the-day 64 that included two eagles.

Jimenez started the day a shot off the lead, and was still one in arrears coming to the long 14th, where Bjorn found water off the tee.

It was the same again at the 17th, and the 40-year-old Jimenez capitalised on Bjorn's bogey with a 25-foot birdie putt to move two ahead, a lead he held up the 18th.

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The win was Jimenez's 11th worldwide and his second European Tour victory in six starts, following victory at 2003 Mallorca Classic in October.

Like Randhawa, Thailand's Boonchu Ruangkit delighted local fans on the fairways with a low round that saw him light up the leaderboard.

Ruangkit's 65 saw him move into a six-way share of third alongside fellow Thai Thongchai Jaidee and USPGA champion Shaun Micheel who carded a second consecutive round of 67.

South Africa's Ernie Els, last year's winner at the Alpine Golf and Sports Club, finished a further shot back, level with England's Ian Poulter.

Nick Faldo and Colin Montgomerie both shot 69 to close five shots off the lead.