ATZENBRUGG, Austria (AP) John Catlin beat Maximilian Kieffer on the fifth playoff hole on Sunday to win the Austrian Open for his third European Tour title.

The American easily wrapped up the victory after three shots from Kieffer landed in the water. The German earlier had a promising chance for his first tour victory, but narrowly missed a birdie putt at the first playoff hole.

"It's kind of relief. Kind of thought that playoff was never going to end and that we kept going back and forth," Catlin, who finished on 14-under 274, told Austrian TV.

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