VIRGINIA WATER, England (AP) — Alex Noren turned a bad shot into a playoff victory Sunday, chipping from short of a stream to 3 feet for birdie on the par-5 18th hole at Wentworth to defeat Adrien Saddier of France and win the BMW PGA Championship for the second time.

In rain-softened conditions, both players faced problems on the par-5 18th in a playoff. Saddier found a tough lie well left of the green. Noren hit his fairway metal heavy and feared it would go into the stream. It was so bad it came up short , leaving him a good lie in thick grass.

Saddier's chip left him 15 feet from the fringe and it never had a chance.

Noren now has won twice in his last three starts on the European Tour — he won the British Masters three weeks ago at The Belfry — and heads to New York for the Ryder

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