English professional golfer Robert Rock sealed victory at this weekend's Abu Dhabi HSBC
Golf Championship, taking the crown from a field made up of some of the sport's biggest names including
Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy and Thomas Bjorn.
The 34-year-old managed to hold off the golfing legends in a sensational win that saw him go head-to-head with 14-time major winner Woods as he matched his birdie shots on the second and third holes on the final day.
Rock went on to run up a six at the long eighth following his US competitor's slip-up on the fourth and fifth, where he suffered a blow with two bogeys. Although the atmosphere could have been cut with a knife, the Englishman kept his cool to take home the €347,024 (£291,142) prize fund.
Despite only being ranked 117th in the world, Rock said he could not believe his achievements following a one-shot victory over the now world number two Rory McIlroy.
The young Northern Irishman was runner-up for the second year in a row, having lost out to Rock - who was 26 before making it onto the European Tour and 31 when he finally enjoyed success at the 2011 BMW Italian Open.
Meanwhile, Klye Stanley only just missed out on his premier PGA Tour victory this weekend in the Farmers Insurance Open, as US professional Brandt Snedeker took the crown in a play-off round on the final day.
The 24-year-old runner-up, who became emotional during a post-match press conference after squandering a three-shot lead, looked as if he had the win as he shot a 68 to secure a five-shot advantage during the penultimate round.
His performance included five birdies and a single bogey to move to 18-under-par to hold of John Huh and three-time victor John Rollins.
During the proceedings, Stanley's unlucky third shot saw Snedeker head back to the practice green when he realised he was in with a chance of taking the crown before a three-putt saw the two heading back to the 18th tee for a play-off round.
The pair both sunk birdies on the first extra hole, with big-hitting Stanley over the green in two shots, then managing to guide the chip to two-feet to prolong the affair after Snedeker found the fairway bunker and hit the ball to three-feet.
But it was the victor's par-shot that landed beside the TV tower on the 16th hole before going into the cup that sealed the deal, while Stanley missed his putt from five-feet.
"Golf is such a funny game, and to have that kind of lead coming into the last hole and not to win is tough. It will be a tough night for [Stanley]," said the winner.
