Henningsson breaks his duck

Sweden's Oskar Henningsson has put himself in some elite company by winning his first European Tour title in the Czech Republic.

The 23-year-old was triumphant at the Tour qualifying school last November and the only other players to win there and then taste victory in the following season were Scot Gordon Brand Jnr and Spanish great Jose Maria Olazabal.

Both went on to Ryder Cup honours, of course, and Henningsson said: "If I could achieve the same things I would be more than happy."

Two superb closing rounds of 67 brought him from five behind at halfway to a two-stroke victory over England's Sam Little and Steve Webster in the Moravia Silesia Open.

It was worth more than £285,776 to a player who had previously stood only 154th on the circuit's "Race to Dubai" money list and it also earns him a two-year exemption.

Henningsson's previous best peformance was fourth - just one week earlier at the SAS Masters in his home country.

"I've had some sinus trouble and have been feeling really tired," he added. "I've not been able to work out as much as I need to. I still don't know what is wrong, but I've started to feel better and this means a lot."

Webster led after 54 holes, but fell back with a 72 and Spanish Ryder Cup player Ignacio Garrido, having taken over top spot with nine to play, bogeyed the next three to open the door.

Little was celebrating too after lifting himself to safety on the money list after being 182nd going into the tournament.

There was disappointment for Northern Ireland's Gareth Maybin. He was joint leader with five to go, but dropped back to seventh.