Germany's Marcel Siem beat Northern Ireland's Tom McKibbin in a playoff to win the Italian Open on Sunday four months after his hip surgery.
Marcel Siem beat Tom McKibbin in a play-off to win the Italian Open on Sunday and secure his sixth victory on the European tour in his fourth event back from hip surgery in February. Both Siem and McKibbin finished at 10-under overall and then Siem birdied the opening play-off hole to seal it. Siem was three strokes ahead of clubhouse leader McKibbin eight holes into his final round, only for four bogeys to put him one stroke back going to the 18th.
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