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Summary Lee Slattery of England nervously sealed a one-shot win in the Madrid Masters.
Englands Lee Slattery won his first European Tour title at the 183rd attempt on Sunday when he survived a mistake-plagued start and a disastrous seven at the final hole to take the Madrid Masters by one shot.The 33-year-old, who finished with a 71 for a 15 under par total, had been two clear at the start of the final round, but bogeyed two of his first five holes to allow Argentine veteran Cesar Monasterio and Italian Lorenzo Gagli to close in.Slattery then composed himself to hit four birdies in five holes from the 11th as he found himself three clear with three to play.But on the final hole, he hit his second shot into a bunker, and then pushed his approach into the water to the right of the green.A chip left him with two putts from 10 feet, and he holed a two footer to secure a one shot win over Gagli.Ive never shaken so much in my life. Ive been out here for seven years and now I believe I can win. Thats been the biggest problem over the last few years, said Slattery.
