Alex Noren secured his second BMW PGA Championship title after making a birdie at the first play-off hole to finally see off Adrien Saddier following an enthralling final round.
With nothing to separate the pair after a thrilling back-nine battle, a play-off was required to pick a winner.
And after both players sent their second shots into the rough just shy of the water at the first extra hole, they were neck and neck once again.
But the in-form Swede, who won his first crown at Wentworth Club in the inaugural Rolex Series event in 2017, managed to lift his ball to three feet before tapping in the birdie putt to claim his 12th DP World Tour title and second of the season.
Noren and Saddier went into the final round locked together at the top of the leaderboard and it was Ryder Cup Vice Captain Noren who made the first move, birdieing the third from 16 feet before following that up with a close-range birdie on the fourth to go two shots clear.
But a dropped shot on the next had Noren looking over his shoulder once again and now it was not just Frenchman Saddier behind him, as a stellar chasing pack drew closer.
With Noren then parring the final four holes of the front nine and Saddier starting his round with nine successive pars, there was just one shot separating them at the turn.
Saddier made a lightning-quick start to the back nine, picking up three birdies in five holes from the tenth, while Noren notched back-to-back gains on the 12th and 13th before saving par in spectacular fashion at the 14th to keep pace with him.
There was drama still to come as Saddier's tee-shot at the 15th landed in a spectator's hood instead of potentially going out of bounds, and he took full advantage of his lucky break by saving par there.
The pair each made birdies at the 17th as the rain poured down, and with both men parring the last to finish on 19 under par, the tournament went to a play-off, where Noren entered the winner's circle for the second time in a matter of weeks after his success at last month's Betfred British Masters hosted by Sir Nick Faldo.
Saddier, who could not convert his long-range birdie effort from the edge of the green in the play-off, finished alone in second after his fourth-round 68.
Home favourite Aaron Rai and American Patrick Reed were in a tie for third three shots further back on 16 under.
Noren, whose closing 68 contained five birdies and a single bogey, was delighted with his victory as he became the winning-most Swede in DP World Tour history, moving past Robert Karlsson and Henrik Stenson.
After clinching his third Rolex Series title, he said: "So many emotions right now. In the play-off it felt maybe a little bit easier than coming down the 72nd hole - a little bit better conditions.
"I thought I hit my approach (in the play-off) in the water but I had a great lie so I tried to put it up here on the right side of the green and then got fortunate with a good break.
"The chip was sitting quite nicely. I saw his ball didn't catch as nice of a break maybe. So it makes a difference."
Speaking about the nip-and-tuck final round, Noren added: "I hit my iron shots way better the first three days, and today, I was kind of struggling a little bit with the hit.
"I hit it good off the tee but my iron shots just felt a little tough. My putting, chipping... got some long putts going in.
"You know, you've just got to fight. Sometimes it comes too easy and sometimes you've just got to fight and today it felt like a fight.
"I think he probably outplayed me tee-to-green. But that's how it goes.
"This tournament is unbelievable. I told all the guys that I play with in the States to come over here. I think it's one of the best tournaments in the whole world.
"It just gets better every year. I'm so grateful we have these kind of tournaments."
