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Last-hole birdie gives Hatton Italian Open

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England's Tyrrell Hatton has capped a final round of 65 by sinking a superb birdie putt on the last hole to win the Italian Open and claim back-to-back European Tour titles.

The tournament looked to be set for a three-way play-off as Hatton came to the final hole level on 20-under-par with leaders Ross Fisher and Kiradech Aphibarnrat, who had already completed their rounds.

Instead, the 26-year-old Englishman calmly holed a birdie putt from around 15 feet to finish on 21-under and add to the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship he won at St Andrews the week before.

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"I had a good feeling standing over it, even though my hands were shaking and my knees were shaking," Hatton said.

Fisher and Aphibarnrat took second place while Matt Wallace, who began the day with a two-stroke lead, was fourth on 19-under after a final round of 69.

Australian Marcus Fraser, who headed into Saturday's third round sharing the lead with Wallace, finished a further shot back at 18-under.

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