Fisher completes all-the-way European win

(CNN) -- England's Ross Fisher holed a bunker shot on the last to win the European Open by a massive seven strokes at The London Club in Kent today, defying wind and rain to return a brilliant 20-under-par total of 268.

Fisher, who imposed himself on the event from the moment he began with a course-record 63, closed with a 68.

Sergio Garcia's best-of-the-day 66 brought him into second place, one ahead of Northern Ireland's Graeme McDowell. South African David Frost took the British Open Championship spot on offer by finishing fourth.

"It has been a great week for me," said Fisher -- who moves up from 21st in the Ryder Cup standings to 11th after his victory.

"I felt really calm all day, very composed, comfy with my game. I got my fair share of luck as well -- at the last I was just thinking, 'Try and put it on the green' -- so I'm delighted."

In November, Fisher led the HSBC Champions event in Shanghai by one shot with one hole to play and with closest challenger Phil Mickelson in the water on the par-five last.

But he chipped over the green into the lake, ran up a double-bogey seven and lost the playoff.

Before that, he was joint leader with a round to play in the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth but collapsed to a closing 84.

Now he has a second Tour title to his name and having done it in such style against some of the circuit's biggest names, the future can only look bright for the former England amateur international.

Fisher said: "They say the second win is harder. I might have made it look easy, but it certainly wasn't." As for the possibility of a Ryder Cup debut, he added: "I'd love it, but it's still a long way off."

Northern Irishman McDowell took third place, despite managing only a 73 and that put him in the 10th and last automatic spot in the Ryder Cup standings.

British Open champion Padraig Harrington, who was an incredible 18 shots back in 17th place after a 75, said: "I don't think any player out here would be surprised at Ross' performance. He is well capable of doing this and more regularly."

Garcia, who had just 21 putts in his round, is up from fifth to second in the Ryder Cup race. "Obviously I came here trying to win, but my second goal was to get as many cup points and that's helped a lot.

"I would expect to putt like that every single round. I'd love to, it would be an easy game. Now I feel what Tiger feels 90 per cent of the time on the greens -- it's a great feeling."