Scotland's Stephen Gallacher celebrated his first European Tour win in five years as he triumphed at the Hero Indian Open on Sunday.

The 44-year-old ended up a shot clear of Japan's Masahiro Kawamura, with whom he had shared the lead ahead of them tackling the 18th.

That final hole saw Gallacher, who had started the day three shots off the lead, register the seventh birdie of his one-under-par 71, and a third in four holes - some recovery after he had earlier hit a quadruple-bogey eight at the seventh.

Nine under for the tournament, Gallacher - caddied by his son Jack - became a European Tour champion for a fourth time.

"I got off to a ropey start and then took 5 off the tee at seven, where I just hit two poor shots, but I stood on the eighth tee and I thought, ‘I am only five behind here’,” he told Sky Sports Golf. “I was quite calm, to be honest, and I then hit my drive out of the middle and I thought, ‘you know what on this golf course with the weather and the wind swirling, I could stay in touch’.”

Birdies at the ninth, 10th, 11th 12th and 15th helped repair that damage from the seventh and he was tied for the lead with three holes to play.

He then made a solid par at the short 16th, hit a brilliant approach at the 17th then followed a peach of a drive following a lengthy wait on the last tee with an equally impressive iron shot into the par-5 18th.

“I finished it off great,” added Gallacher, smiling. “It was not until I saw the board on 16 that I saw that I was tied for the lead. “At 16, the wind comes off the right and you’re just trying to get it pin-high to the left, which I did, then my second second into 17 was probably the best shot I’ve for years. “I was right in between clubs and I just gripped down a little 7-iron and managed to put it to six feet. 

“Then my two shots at the last, driver and 4-iron, I just thought to myself that I had played with Matt Wallace last year when he won. I remember what he had done in the play-off and my aim was to do the same as him - and it worked.”

Jack, a keen golfer himself, started caddying for his dad last season and Gallacher admitted it had been a special day as he ended his title drought. 

“It was brilliant having Jack on the bag and he’s great, as well,” he said. “He’s a good caddie. A top lad. He’s quite chilled, so nothing really bothers him. Jack just kept saying to me out there, ‘just keep doing what you are doing, make sure you have the right club, get the process right, pick the your shot and hit it - that’s all you can do’. He was as cool as a cucumber."