Tearful Olesen wins at Belfry

AN EMOTIONAL Thorbjorn Olesen fought back tears after winning the Betfred British Masters at The Belfry.

Five months to the day after being cleared of sexually assaulting a woman on a flight from the United States, Olesen finished eagle-birdie for the second day in succession to snatch an unlikely victory.

The former Ryder Cup winner took a three-shot lead into the final round but struggled with a hook all day and was four over par after 16 holes.

With Sebastian Soderberg in the clubhouse on nine under, Olesen needed to play the last two holes in two under to force a play-off but went one better by holing from 28ft for an eagle on the 17th and 35ft on the last.