FINAL LEADERBOARD GB&Ire unless stated -11 J Edfors (Swe) -10 G Emerson, S Gallacher, J Sandelin (Swe) -9 M Campbell (NZ), P Casey -8 P Broadhurst -7 J Lomas, G McDowell, T Whitehouse

The 30-year-old Swede bogeyed the last to give Casey and US Open champ Michael Campbell a chance to force a play-off but their birdie attempts missed.

Edfors, who claimed his first career title in China in March, carded a two-under 70 to finish on 11 under.

Casey, who carded a 76, and Campbell both bogeyed the last to slide into a share of fifth place, two shots behind.

One shot ahead of the final pair in a three-way tie for second were England's Gary Emerson, Scot Stephen Gallacher and Jarno Sandelin, another in-form Swede.

Edfors, who was four shots behind Casey after three rounds, bogeyed his first and last holes on Sunday but posted four birdies and 12 pars in between.

Casey, on the other hand, struggled in the middle of his round. Two shots clear at the start of the round, the 28-year-old looked odds-on to claim the sixth European Tour title of his career until he came to the turn at The Belfry's Brabazon course.

I hung in there as good as I could and it wasn't good enough unfortunately Paul Casey

The Englishman, after missing two short birdie putts already, had responded to playing partner Campbell's birdie at the 3rd with one of his own at the 5th to restore his two-shot lead.

But having got to 14 under without any fuss, Casey bogeyed the 9th and then made a complete hash of the famous par-four 10th to card a double-bogey six.

The Ryder Cup star then followed that with his fourth dropped shot in three holes at the 11th.

Campbell had double-bogeyed the 9th and parred 10 and 11, meaning the pair arrived at the 12th now in a five-way tie for first with Edfors, Gallacher and Sandelin.

With Darren Clarke, three off Casey's overnight lead, also going backwards, it looked as though Britain's best chance of a home-grown winner would be the Emerson, who carded a five-under 67, or Paul Broadhurst, another veteran Englishman who posted a 68.

But Edfors, who returned to the main tour this season via the qualifying school, broke free of the pack on 10 under with long birdie putts at the par-five 15th and 17th holes.

The �300,000 winner's cheque more than doubled his European Tour earnings and now puts him in contention for a berth in the Ryder Cup team in September.

"I'm halfway there. Two more wins or one big one and I could make it," he said. �Edfors, who lost his European Tour card after a poor 2004 season, described himself as a "work in progress".

But he added: "The work should be finished by the end of the year. It's been a fantastic 2006 for me."

Casey said: "Things just didn't go the right way. I hung in there as good as I could and it wasn't good enough unfortunately.

"The ball was just not coming off the putter very well and that was probably the most frustrating thing."