Willett secures maiden win after dramatic sudden death playoff in Germany June 24, 2012 -- Updated 1830 GMT (0230 HKT) Danny Willett with the winning trophy from the BMW International Open in Cologne. Danny Willett wins BMW International Open in Cologne after sudden death playoff Maiden European Tour victory for 24-year-old Englishman Brian Davis and Roland Thatcher hold lead after three rounds of Travelers Championship Melissa Reid scores emotional win in Prague Masters on Ladies European Tour (CNN) -- England's Danny Willett recorded his maiden European Tour victory after a marathon sudden death playoff against Marcus Fraser of Australia at the BMW International Open in Cologne Sunday. The 24-year-old Willett won at the fourth extra hole, taking advantage after Fraser missed a three foot putt for par. Former Walker Cup star Willett, in his fourth year on the Tour, had 19 top-10 finishes in his professional career without clinching victory going into the tournament. "It's amazing," he told the official European Tour website. It was a tough day -- it was brutal with the wind whipping and it was raining. Marcus had a great round today and I hung in there nicely. Hopefully I gave people a good show. Willett was as good as his word, but it needed a miraculous shot on the 18th to seal a playoff with Fraser, a two-time winner on the European Tour. Fraser had set a clubhouse target of 11 under after a bogey of his own on the last. Willett needed a par to match him and after his drive ended behind a tree it looked unlikely. But he produced a sensational hooked iron shot to reach the green and two putts later forced extra holes. Willett missed a five-footer for victory on the first sudden death hole, but eventually was left to celebrate a breakthrough triumph. Tied for third, one shot adrift were Ireland's Paul McGinley, Spaniard Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano and England's Chris Wood. On the PGA Tour, England's Brian Davis and Roland Thatcher were leading the $6 million Travelers Championship going into Sunday's final round. Davis shot a six-under 64 to reach 12-under 198 after 54 holes, while Thatcher carded a 65. There was an emotional win on the Ladies European Tour as England's Melissa Reid won the Prague Masters Sunday, just a month after her mother Joy was killed in a car crash in Germany. Reid rolled home a six-footer on the final hole to hold off Italian Diana Luna, before breaking into tears and being comforted by fellow competitors and friends. To be honest I wasn't that nervous. I think with something like what's happened to my family and me the last four weeks nothing really seems that difficult anymore," Reid told AFP. June 18, 2012 -- Updated 1202 GMT (2002 HKT) Webb Simpson tells CNN he could hardly feel his arms and legs during Sunday's nerve-wracking final round of the U.S. Open. June 13, 2012 -- Updated 1445 GMT (2245 HKT) San Francisco's Olympic Club has earned a reputation as a graveyard of champions, and this year's U.S. Open is as hard as ever to call. June 14, 2012 -- Updated 1545 GMT (2345 HKT) Casey Martin can't walk 18 holes, but he'll be competing at the U.S. Open after a 14-year absence from major tournaments. June 14, 2012 -- Updated 1551 GMT (2351 HKT) There will be many star golfers swinging irons at the Olympic Club starting Thursday, but for the next few days all eyes will be on Tiger Woods. June 13, 2012 -- Updated 0910 GMT (1710 HKT) At 14 years old, most teenagers think the stress of entering high school is enough. Andy Zhang has more than homework on his mind. June 12, 2012 -- Updated 0606 GMT (1406 HKT) Shanshan Feng wants to emulate the superstar status enjoyed by Li Na after becoming China's first winner of a major golf tournament.