Asian Tour: Dominic Foos breaks 29-year German drought with dramatic Macau Open triumph

Dominic Foos broke a 29-year drought for German golfers on the Asian Tour on Sunday, claiming the SJM Macau Open to become the first of his countrymen to win since Bernhard Langer in Hong Kong in 1996.

Foos beat Taiwan’s Wang Wei-hsuan on the second hole of a sudden-death play-off after the pair finished 72 holes tied at 17-under-par.

The 28-year-old German drained a 10ft birdie putt to win after Wang missed his attempt for a four on the iconic 18th green at Macau Golf and Country Club.

Wang and Foos had catapulted themselves up the leaderboard on the final day, with the former carding an eight-under 62 and Foos a 63. China’s Ding Wenyi finished third a shot further back after a 67.

Any hopes overnight leader Sarit Suwannarut might have had of claiming a third Tour title vanished in a disappointing 73, which left him alone in fourth at 13 under.

“I gotta say, I didn’t really look at the leaderboard all day,” said Foos, who birdied both his closing holes in regulation to make the play-off.