Spaniard Angel Hidalgo won for the first time on the DP World Tour, defeating Jon Rahm in an entertaining and emotional playoff.

He couldn’t pull it off but did get a birdie-birdie finish to shoot a final-round 68. But then Angel Hidalgo missed his putt on the last and off to a playoff they went, tied at 14 under at Club de Campo Villa de Madrid in Madrid, Spain.

Spain's world number 398 Angel Hidalgo beats Jon Rahm in a play-off to win the Spanish Open and claim his maiden DP World Tour title.

Of the Italians, Francesco Laporta ranked 39th with 282 (70 71 73 68, -2) and Andrea Pavan, 57th with 285 (73 70 67 75, +1)

Angel Hidalgo birdied the second playoff hole to beat Jon Rahm and win the Spanish Open for his first European tour victory.

It was a golf version of David versus Goliath at Club de Campo Villa de Madrid on Sunday: Angel Hidalgo, playing the part of longshot underdog, produced a 1-under 70 and then took down the world-class Goliath,

What is it with Europe’s Ryder Cup greats losing in play-offs? A week after Rory McIlroy was beaten in a shootout at Wentworth, Jon Rahm saw his quest for history in his homeland denied in similarly dramatic fashion in added holes on Sunday.

Angel Hidalgo birdied back-to-back holes in a playoff against Jon Rahm to win the Open de Espana - his first career DP World Tour title. The post Jon Rahm beat by 398th-ranked player in world in David-vs.