Dominic Foos won the SJM Macao Open today to become the first German to win on the Asian Tour since his illustrious compatriot Bernhard Langer 29 years ago.

He defeated Chinese-Taipei’s Wang Wei-hsuan on the second hole of a sudden-death play-off on the iconic par-five 18th at Macau Golf & Country Club.

Foos drained a 10-foot birdie putt to win after Wang missed his attempt for a four – in what was sixth play-off in the history of the event.

The pair had finished tied on 17 under, with Foos – who started the day six behind overnight leader Sarit Suwannarut from Thailand – shooting a seven-under-par 63, while Wang closed with a 62.

China’s Wenyi Ding carded a 67 to finish solo third, one stroke back, with Sarit shooting a disappointing 73 to finish alone in fourth, four short of the play-off.

The 28-year-old Foos was in the fourth from last group out and like Wang was bogey free. He made seven birdies, crucially on the last two holes of regulation play.

“I gotta say, I didn't really look at the leaderboard all day,” said Foos.

“Just wanted to play shot by shot, but as I was walking up 18, I obviously had to have a look at the score, and then I noticed I had to make birdie. I was just past the green there. And yeah, knew what I had to do, and I'm glad I did it.”

He’s spent much of his career playing on Europe’s Challenge Tour, where he won an event 10 years ago, but he now has a two-year exemption to play on the Asian Tour.

He added: “I've always been a hard worker. That's never been the issue, but obviously, with the support of my family, especially my dad, some very close friends, and you know, I got to give a big shout out to Mr. Kramski as well.

“He's one of the few people that kind of stuck around after, because the last years haven't been easy for me on the golf course. And, you know, like tough times like this, kind of show you who's there for you and who isn't. And, you know, so I know exactly who stuck around, and I'm very grateful for all these people.”

Both players birdied the first play-off hole after they reached the green in two. The second time round Foos looked to be in trouble when his second found a greenside bunker, while his opponent was just off the back of the green in two. Foos then thrilled the gallery by nearly holing his bunker shot. He was left with a 10-footer while Wang played a poor chip to 20 feet. The Chinese-Taipei golfer just missed his four setting the stage for Foos’ winning putt.

Ding Wenyi finished third, a stroke behind at 16 under, while South Korea Sungjae Im faded a little on day four to finish at tied-11th place. Hong Kong, China’s number one Taichi Kho was a further stroke behind with 10-under.