John Catlin revealed himself against the elements to achieve

the first major triumph of his professional career

.

The American won the Estrella Damm Valderrama Andalucía Masters passing over the great favorite, the German Martín Kaymer with 23 victories in his palm, three of them the importance of the US Open 2014, the PGA Championship 2010 and the The Players Championship 2014 .

Despite his lustrous background - he also held first place in the world rankings for eight weeks - Kaymer will have to wait to break his six-year drought of victories.

The fact of being crowned in tougher tournaments gave him that status as a favorite, especially considering his rival's little experience of big dates.

However, Catlin exhibited an unseemly mettle for a player with no major league experience, albeit with

seven wins in Asia

.

Catlin finished with a final round of

76 shots (+4)

that left him with a +2 in the accumulated after 72 holes, a brilliant winner of the tournament with a stroke of advantage over Martin Kaymer.

The keys were the mistakes with the German's 'putt' on holes 15, 16 and 17, where he was able to turn the tournament in his favor.

A better definition was expected for a player with the laurels of Kaymer, able to decide the final putt of the famous Ryder Cup of Medinah in 2002.

The final result of +2 is one of the highest in the recent history of the European Tour, it is the third time that such a high result has been signed to win a regular European Tour tournament in the last 25 years (two of the three have been signed at the Real Club de Golf de Valderrama).

Catlin also becomes the first American to win a European Tour tournament in Spain after the triumph of

Tiger Woods

on this same stage in 1999.

The best Spaniards in the tournament finished tied for 17th place, with a result of +9 finished by Adrian Otaegui, Jorge Campillo and Álvaro Quirós.

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