BEIJING, April 24 -- An overjoyed Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano capitalized on a disastrous triple bogey by Sweden's Henrik Stenson to win the BMW Asian Open in a playoff in Shanghai yesterday.

    The Spaniard called his victory "a miracle."

    Stenson looked to be coasting with a three stroke cushion when his ball hit a tree on the ninth and bounced into the water.

    It cost him three shots and opened the door to a chasing pack that also included Colin Montgomerie, who ended the tournament joint third after a gritty 68, alongside Jose-Filipe Lima of Portugal. The turning point came on the 16th when Fernandez-Castano holed a 30-yard chip from the sand as Stenson dropped a shot.

    It helped push the showdown into a playoff that the Spaniard won on the first extra hole to claim the title with a seven-under par total of 281.

(Source: Shenzhen Daily/Agencies)