The 20-year-old's final round at Crans-sur-Sierre began in inauspicious fashion as he bogeyed two of his first four holes.
Tom McKibbin hit 11 birdies in a sensational closing round of 62 to vault up the leaderboard at the Omega European Masters in Switzerland.
But the Holywood man then caught fire as he birdied six holes in a row from the fifth hole to the tenth.But McKibbin then birdied five of his last six holes to come home in 30 strokes and sign for an eight-under-par 62.McKibbin has enjoyed a brilliant debut season on the DP World Cup tour, highlighted by a victory in June's Porsche European Open in Germany.
While the Holywood man has been quiet of late since then, his final round in Switzerland will fill him with confidence ahead of next week's Irish Open at the K Club. Ahead of the final round in Switzerland, England's Matt Fitzpatrick has a two-shot lead as he look to match Seve Ballesteros by winning the tournament for a third time.
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