Stunning 62 seals PGA title for Noren

Sweden’s Alex Noren overturned a seven-shot deficit with a stunning final round of 62 to win his fifth European Tour title in 11 months in the BMW PGA Championship.

Noren fired eight birdies and an eagle on the 18th to establish a new course record on the revamped West Course.

That took the 34-year-old to 11 under par and set a target none of the later starters were able to match, Noren having teed off almost two hours before the final group.

Henrik Stenson, Shane Lowry, Hideto Tanihara, Andrew Dodt and Branden Grace were in a five-way tie on nine under early on the back nine, but faded to leave Noren to collect the first prize of £894,000.

Italy’s Francesco Molinari birdied the final two holes to finish second on nine under, a shot ahead of Stenson, Tanihara and Nicolas Colsaerts, who eagled the 18th in his 65.

Hartlepool’s Graeme Storm posted a closing 68 to finish in joint sixth place, four shots behind Noren.

Noren, who won four times in 11 events last season, began the day seven shots off the lead, but raced to the turn in 31 and picked up further birdies on the 12th, 13th, 14th and 16th, then bagged a magnificent eagle on the last hole.

Playing partner Peter Uihlein labelled it “the best round of golf I’ve ever seen” and Noren conceded it “probably” was, adding: “I putted probably the best I’ve ever putted.”