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Shane Lowry wins Portugal Masters

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Shane Lowry acknowledges the cheers on the 18th hole Sunday on his way to victory in the Portugal Masters.
  • Shane Lowry of Ireland shot a final-round 5-under 66 to beat Ross Fisher of England by a shot
  • Michael Campbell of New Zealand finished third
  • Losry: It's a dream come true, I'm over the moon"

VILAMOURA, Portugal (AP) β€” Shane Lowry of Ireland won the Portugal Masters golf tournament Sunday after a final-round 5-under 66 to edge England's Ross Fisher by one stroke.

Lowry started the round four shots off the lead but made an eagle on the par-4 11th to move ahead of overnight leader Bernd Wiesberger.

Lowry, 25, then traded the lead with Fisher before taking advantage of the Englishman's bogey on the 16th with a birdie at the 17th.

Fisher had one last chance after Lowry bogeyed the 18th, but he also bogeyed the hole, allowing the Irishman to claim a second career European Tour win by totaling 14-under 270 on the Oceanico Victoria Golf Course.

"I cannot believe this," said Lowry, who won $486,000. "I can't explain how I feel really. It's a dream come true, I'm over the moon. I thought this could be my day, and thankfully it is.

"It was like playing in Ireland. It was crazy, it was great," added Lowry, who won the Irish Open three years ago as an amateur. "Everyone was referring to me as the fellow who won the Irish Open as an amateur, but now I've won such a prestigious event I don't know what to say."

Michael Campbell (68) of New Zealand finished third, two shots behind. Austria's Wiesberger (73) was a further shot back in fourth, followed by England's Richard Finch (70) in fifth, another stroke behind.

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