Marcel Siem of Germany produced an excellent closing round of 67 to win the Alstom Open de France at Le Golf National near Paris by a single shot from Italy's Francesco Molinari.
It was Molinari who set the clubhouse target, closing with a, round of the week, 64. The Italian started with a double bogey but then posted nine birdies over the remaining 17 holes. He came home in just 29 strokes.
It was the German's second European Tour victory and his first since the Dunhill Championship of 2004. Having been in contention a number of times this season, he was finally able to cross the line in first place.
"So many tournaments I kind of destroyed already this year. I was always up there, and I'm so happy that I really got it done in the end," he said. "It means so much to me to win after that long stretch. It's all about winning in the end and it puts so much pressure every time you don't win and people start talking, you will never win again and stuff like that, so it's very important for me."
Alstom Open de France Le Golf National, Paris, France 5-8 Jul, purse €3,150,000, par 71
