Thomas Pieters ends three-year winless drought at Czech Masters

Thomas Pieters bounced back to winning ways on the European Tour with his first victory in three years at the Czech Masters.

Belgium's Pieters, 27, closed with a 3-under 69 to finish one stroke clear of Spain's Adri Arnaus on 19-under par.

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England's Sam Horsfield finished in a tie for third on 16 under with Italy's defending champion Andrea Pavan.

"I'm relieved," said Pieters. "It's been a long time since I last won."

Pieters now has four European Tour titles to his name, and it marks his second Czech Masters title following his win there in 2015.

The big-hitting Belgian's demise has been clear for all to see in recent years, especially having been the top points scorer for the week during Europe's loss to the United States at the 2016 Ryder Cup where he made his debut. 

But Pieters is now back on the upward curve again and jumps straight back into the world's top 100 to 84th. 

"It feels good to win again," said Pieters.

"I never doubted myself but it's just been a long road of not feeling that great with the golf swing. It feels good to get back on track again and get another win.

"It's difficult when everybody says you should be winning two or three times a year. It's always nice to hear that but it's almost a negative sometimes because I always felt like I was underachieving but hopefully there's many more like this.

"I felt like I was in control today, almost the whole day and I kind of did my own thing."