Chris Williams comes from five back to claim first seniors' win

South African Chris Williams claimed his maiden European Senior Tour title in spectacular fashion with a seven-under-par final round 64 to win The Aberdeen Brunei Senior Masters.

Williams finished second to Boonchu Ruagnkit on the 2010 Senior Tour Order of Merit after a series of near misses but he succeeds Ruangkit as champion in Brunei following a dramatic final-day comeback at The Empire Hotel and Country Club.

After finishing runner up three times in two seasons on the Senior Tour, and recording 12 top-ten finishes last year - the most of any player - Williams admitted it was a huge relief to finally get his hands on a trophy.

"The first one is always the hardest," he said. "I've been runner up three times and close on a number of other occasions so people do start to talk about it. It's nice to get that monkey off your back.

"My last victory was in 2003 and you do wonder if you will win again. To do it against players I competed again on the European Tour - Barry Lane, Ian Woosnam, Sandy Lyle, Sam Torrance - was extra special.

"I always felt like I was capable of winning but someone would always play better than me on the last day or have a crucial putt so it's great to finally do it."

The 51-year-old started the final day five strokes behind overnight leader Jamnian Chitprasong but a magnificent 310-yard rescue approach shot to four feet for an eagle on the second hole launched his fightback.

Birdies on the sixth and ninth holes meant he reached the turn in 35 and his title credentials were significantly boosted by four straight birdies from the 12th hole.

He finished on 12-under-par 201, one stroke clear of Korean Sang-ho Choi with Australian Mike Harwood a further two strokes back.

Bill Longmuir was top Scot on 207, followed by Fraser Mann (209), with Sam Torrance and Sandy Lyle both on 210.