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69 with a final round 67.
Woodsome Hall’s Hanson was two shots behind on four under as he also produced a strong finish.
The 31-year-old shot a one under final round to follow par rounds in the first and third rounds and a three under 67 to make the cut with ease.
Matthew Fitzpatrick beat Scott Hend in a dramatic play-off to win the tournament.
The Englishman entered the final round four shots behind Australian Hend but produced a closing 64 to get to 14 under and take the contest to extra holes in the Swiss Alps.
Hend – who lost to Alex Noren in a play-off at this event last season – missed a six-foot putt for victory on the second extra hole but found sand off the tee on the next trip up the 18th and after he flew the green with his second, a par was enough to seal victory for Fitzpatrick.
“I’m delighted,” he told Sky Sports. “It’s one that I’ve always wanted to win.
“I love playing this golf course, from the first ever year I came as an invite in 2014 it’s one that has really stood out on my schedule and I always want to come back and play.”
Fitzpatrick made four birdies and a bogey in his first eight holes to catch up to Hend and when he added further gains on the 10th, 14th, 15th and 16th, the Ryder Cup star held a twoshot lead.
Hend then hit back with a birdie on the 15th and a Fitzpatrick bogey on the 17th set up the dramatic finish.
England’s Tyrrell Hatton birdied four of his last six holes to finish at 11 under alongside Paraguay’s Fabrizio Zanotti, with another Englishman in Lee Slattery two shots further back.
Scot Duncan Stewart was then at eight under, with former world No1 Lee Westwood finishing at level par in his 500th European Tour event. SIR Mo Farah made history once again on Sunday as he won his fourth successive Great North Run title.
Great Britain’s four-time Olympic champion overcame the challenge of Jake Robertson of New Zealand in the closing stages of the race to finish in a time of one hour and six seconds.
Farah becomes the first athlete to win the Great North Run four times in a row, and is now level in terms of most victories with Kenya’s Benson Masya, who was champion four times in the 1990s.
Farah said after his seasonconcluding race: “That was really, really tough. I’m sore everywhere – I’ve never been this sore!
“(Doing less training than he normally would) was definitely telling. With four miles to go I was just hanging on, gritting my teeth.
“As we got closer, I managed to believe in myself and dig, and I was thinking ‘if I can just sit on him (Robertson), at the end I can sprint’.
“I’m so pleased with how the season has gone. I’ll go on a little holiday with the missus and then come back fresh. I’m looking forward to sticky toffee pudding and apple pie!”
Ethiopia’s Mary Keitany won the women’s race for a third time, with compatriot Vivian Cheruiyot coming second and Kenya’s Caroline Kipkirui third. JAMIE Murray and Martina Hingis won their second successive grand slam mixed doubles title at the US Open – but there are question marks over their future together.
The Scottish-Swiss partnership defeated Michael Venus and Chan Hao-ching 6-1 4-6 10-8 in a tight battle to keep their winning run going after also claiming the Wimbledon title.
Sloane Stephens raced to her first grand slam title at the US Open with a one-sided victory over friend Madison Keys in the singles.
The meeting between the two young Americans, both in their maiden slam final, was all over in 61 minutes as Stephens triumphed 6-3 6-0.