Keith Horne eagled the 10th hole on Sunday to get to the top of the leaderboard of the Legends Tour’s Grass & Co. English Legends at Brocket Hall, but he gave both shots back on the next two holes to finish in a share of second.

Steve Webster, who won his first Legends Tour title, was leaking oil, and Horne and Germany’s Thomas Gogele were best placed to take advantage. In the end, neither was able to as Webster birdied the last hole to assure himself of a two-stroke win.

Horne had reached the turn in three-under 36 after four birdies and a bogey. The eagle put him in prime position to push for a second victory of the season, but the bogeys derailed his charge and he was only able to par his way home.

Horne does at least have the consolation of moving up to second in the Order of Merit and closing the gap to leader Scott Hend who finished in a share of 20th.

Speaking afterwards, an emotional Webster struggled to make sense of a tumultuous final round. “I just can’t explain it. I was cruising, and then I didn’t even feel like I could play golf for two holes, and then I’m cruising again, and then it felt like I was a 30-handicap, then I hit a good shot, and then I hit a terrible one, and it was just such a roller coaster out there. That’s the hardest day’s golf I’ve ever played.

“I made it really tricky for myself. I played great the first two days but your mind wanders a little bit when you get five or six clear. So if Tiger or Rory are watching, I need to know how to front run a little bit better. I can’t believe I got over the line in the end.

“I didn’t have a clue what the players around me were doing, I was so worried about myself. I made a nice birdie on nine that I thought would calm me down but then I hit a bad shot into 10 and then a bad shot into 11, and then you feel like you’re going on a bogey run. Then I three-putt the par-three and I thought here we go again. But I hit a great shot into 18 and managed to make the birdie for the win. I’m just so happy, it’s awesome.”