The South African picked up shots on four of the opening seven holes, only to then card a triple bogey as he closed the front nine.
Advertisement
Birdies at 13 and 15, however, redeemed his position and he closed out in solid style for a one shot victory over Adrian Otaegui.
China’s Wu Ashun created more history by claiming his second European Tour title after a rollercoaster final day in Austria.
After a run of eight straight pars the 34-year-old then completed his round in style, tapping in for birdie on the par-three sixth after a superb tee shot and nearly holing his approach from 209 yards on the ninth.
“It was a bit of a brain burp at the ninth to be honest, because it was never a driver for me all week – my gameplay there was a two-iron – but my confidence got to me and I just wanted to hit a little cut off the left bunker and I came out of it a little”.
The 30-year-old was the first Chinese player to win on home soil when he lifted the Volvo China Open title last year and is now the first from his country to win on European soil and the first to win twice on the European Tour. Former champion Joost Luiten and England’s Richard McEvoy are alongside Otaegui on four under.
Paisley was putting together the best round of the day with five birdies in the first six holes, helping the world number 613 to cover the front nine in 31. It’s been a pretty poor season so far and it was really nice to play well again and I had a lot of fun.
Advertisement
Frenchman Bourdy had begun the day four shots off the lead and he fell further off the pace after carding a bogey at the second hole of his round.
