Warren wins playoff at Johnnie Walker

Perthshire, Scotland (Sports Network) - Marc Warren capped an up-and-down Sunday with a birdie at the second playoff hole to beat Simon Wakefield and become the first Scotsman to win the Johnnie Walker Championship.
Warren made just four pars in a final-round, four-under 69 that was marked by equal stretches of inconsistency and steadiness. He holed a 10-foot birdie putt at the 18th hole in regulation to tie Wakefield for the lead at 12-under 280.
Tied for the third-round lead, Wakefield played in the final pairing and needed a successful up-and-down from in front of the 18th green for a birdie and the win. But he left his chip 12 feet short, then missed his birdie try on the right edge to settle for a 70 and force the playoff.
Back at the 18th again for the first extra hole, both players were left with about 90 yards on their approach shots. Warren put his on the fringe, and Wakefield knocked his on the green to eight feet.
Wakefield was left with another chance to clinch his first European Tour win after Warren missed a long putt from the fringe, but the Englishman again skirted the cup with his birdie putt, sending the duo back to the 18th tee.
The duo had played the par-fives a combined 23-under par in regulation this week, and Warren finally showed why.
On the par-five 18th again, Warren went for the green with his second shot and landed it on the surface, probably 90 feet away from the hole. Wakefield laid up, then stuck his third on the back of the green, 15 feet behind the cup.
After Warren lagged his putt to four feet, Wakefield left yet another try on the edge of the cup. Warren followed with the easy birdie, claiming his second European Tour win in as many years.
He was the seventh Scotsman to win a tour event on Scottish soil.
"It's absolutely an incredible feeling to win here in Scotland," said Warren, whose first win came at the 2006 Scandinavian Masters. "I feel sorry for Simon. He had the lead for most of the day, but fortunately for me I managed to claw back and force the playoff."
Martin Erlandsson fired a seven-under 66 -- the best round Sunday on the par-73 Gleneagles layout -- and finished tied for third place with Soren Hansen (68) at 11-under 281, one shot behind the leaders.
Fredrik Andersson Hed was tied with Wakefield for the third-round lead, but managed only a one-under 72 on Sunday. He shared fifth place with Graeme Storm (69) at 10-under 282.
Colin Montgomerie and Lee Westwood were among 15 total players who finished the tournament within five shots of the winning score.
That Warren was able to get to 12-under was remarkable, considering he began the final round with bogeys on three of his first five holes. But a stretch of five birdies over a seven-hole stretch got the Scotsman back into the mix.
His closing birdie at the 18th was a blessing: He had coughed up a share of the lead with a bogey at the 17th, dropping one shot behind Wakefield. After making his four-footer on the 18 green, he headed to the practice green.
"It was just a matter of waiting to see what Simon was going to do," Warren said. "That was the toughest thing."