Westwood had eight birdies and three bogeys in his final round

Lee Westwood survived a nervy finish to claim his first Tour win since 2003 at the Andalucia Open.

Westwood carded a final round 67 for a 20-under-par total of 268 to finish two shots ahead of Phillip Archer (65) and Sweden's Fredrik Andersson (66).

The Englishman raced to the turn in 31, but three bogeys in five holes put pressure on the Ryder Cup star.

But he sealed the win with a 40-foot putt to secure a �113,612 prize and a likely return to the world's top 50.

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Westwood went into the final round one shot clear of Spain's Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano, but by the turn had extended the lead to five shots thanks to a fine outward nine.

But with a long-overdue victory in sight, the 34-year-old faltered, carding three bogeys in five holes to give the chasing pack hope.

I never really thought about going so long without a win Lee Westwood

When Archer and Andresson both fired eagles on the 16th, Westwood's lead was cut to one shot, but a birdie of his own on the 16th helped settle any nerves.

And he was able to secure the title in style, rolling home a 40-foot par putt on the 18th.

"It's great to win again, although it looked like it might be a lot easier than I made it in the end," said Westwood, who who was seven off the pace after a first-round 72.

"Winning was very important, it wouldn't have felt good coming off with second or third after getting in such a good position.

"I never really thought about going so long without a win. I've still been playing pretty well and I knew that winning is fickle, sometimes you just don't get across the line first.

"I won so often in the late 90s that if I had a spell where I didn't win, people were always going to highlight it and get on my case about it. But I was never going to get on my own case."

Meanwhile, Fernandez-Castano, hoping to record back-to-back tour victories, carded a final round 72 to slip back to tied seventh.

Archer's second place finish is the best of his European Tour career and the 35-year-old from Warrington said: "I'm very pleased, I had a really solid week and the putter started to get a bit hotter.

"I thought Lee was miles away so I thought it was a fight for second but I hit a great shot out of the trees on 16 and my eagle went in just as they were putting Lee back to 19 under on the leaderboard.

"I was thinking about the win then but he's a quality player so you don't expect him to make too many mistakes."