FINAL LEADERBOARD -16 Joakim Haeggman (Swe) -15 Nobuhito Sato (Jpn) -14 Brian Davis (Eng) -14 Raphael Jacquelin (Fra) -14 Jose Manuel Lara (Spa) Full clubhouse scores

The 34-year-old Swede is competing on a medical exemption after missing seven months of last season following a broken ankle playing ice-hockey.

He had six birdies in the first 10 holes to eclipse joint overnight leader Nobuhito Sato, who was second at -15.

A bogey-free round of 67 saw the consistent Brian Davis finish third.

Haeggman, the first Swedish player to appear in the Ryder Cup, holed a decisive 14-foot putt on the final green to reach 16-under.

That left Sato, who began the final day level with Raphael Jacquelin one shot ahead of the field, needing to eagle the 18th to force a play-off.

His pitch at the 581-yard par-five arrowed in towards the flag, pitched two feet short but the imparted spin saw the ball stop instantly.

Jacquelin, yet to record a European title, did little wrong after dropping a shot at the second, compiling four birdies in seven holes, but could not pick up any further shots from the 11th and had to settle for his fourth top-five in seven events this season.

Davis completed another impressive week's work with his third sub-70 round of the week, three of his five birdies in the first seven holes.

There was more bad news for Sandy Lyle, who was within one shot of the lead early in the third round

After winning his maiden Tour title in 2000, he reached the top-10 in the Volvo Order of Merit for the first time last year, courtesy of 11 top-10 finishes.

This year he won the ANZ stableford event in New South Wales and was fifth in the Dubai Desert Classic last week, five shots behind winner Mark O'Meara.

Meanwhile Ian Woosnam, the leader after two rounds at Doha, eventually finished in a share for 18th place after a mixed final day 70, in which three of his five birdies came within four holes on the outward nine.

And there was more bad news for Sandy Lyle, who was within one shot of the lead early in the third round. The former Masters champion had a triple bogey eight at the ninth hole and finished with his second successive round of 76.

But it was Haeggman who could celebrate victory again, securing his third European title after coming from 113th place following a 75 in the first round.

"Obviously relief is the first word I'm looking for," he said. "I feel I am back and can cope with the pressure again.