Catlin captures English Open after marathon play-off

John Catlin clinched his fifth national open title after coming through a mammoth play-off to win the English Open supported by HotelPlanner.
The 35-year-old American birdied the seventh play-off hole at the Vale Golf Club in Worcestershire to beat Norwegian Kristian Krogh Johannessen, after they matched pars on each of the first six additional holes.
Earlier, the duo couldn’t be separated in regulation play, both finishing on 18 under par, Johannessen birdieing the 16th and 17th hole for