VIRGINIA WATER, England — Alex Noren turned a bad shot into a playoff victory Sunday, chipping from short of a stream to 3 feet for birdie on the par-5 18th hole at Wentworth to defeat Adrien Saddier of France and win the BMW PGA Championship for the second time.

In rain-softened conditions, both players faced problems on the par-5 18th in a playoff. Saddier found a tough lie well left of the green. Noren hit his fairway metal heavy and feared it would go into the stream. It was so bad it came up short, leaving him a good lie in thick grass.

Saddier's chip left him 15 feet from the fringe and it never had a chance.

Noren now has won twice in his last three starts on the European Tour — he won the British Masters three weeks ago at The Belfry — and heads to New York for the Ryder Cup, bu

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