Omega European Masters Final Leaderboard: Ryder Cup hopefuls denied by Thriston Lawrence

European Ryder Cup hopefuls Matt Wallace and Matt Fitzpatrick both came up just short as Thriston Lawrence produced a stunning final-day comeback to win the Omega European Masters.

The English pair were left to count the cost of some crucial errors at Crans-sur-Sierre as Lawrence recovered from a horror start to his final round to fire a four-under 66 and collect the title for the second time, winning by two shots from Wallace, Rasmus Hojgaard and Sami Valimaki.

There were tears aplenty after Lawrence tapped in the winning putt, the South African full of joyful emotion before Wallace broke down during his post-round interview, perhaps knowing that his chances of a captain's pick for the Ryder Cup had just disappeared.

He was in pole position at the turn in round four, but a poor swing at the 14th was hugely damaging as he carved his second shot to the par-5 short and right of the target and found the water hazard.

Lawrence, who held the 54-hole lead after completing a third-round 63 early on Sunday morning, birdied 14 to go three shots clear and he enjoyed a fortunate break at the 15th before parring safely home to secure the win, with Wallace missed some excellent birdie chances down the stretch.

A fifth DP World Tour title had looked out of Lawrence's reach when he bogeyed the first three holes of round four, but he hit back with a superb eagle at the sixth, where he drove the green and holed from just inside 20 feet.

He reeled in Wallace with five birdies over the next eight holes and, although the defending champion responded to his mistake at the 14th with a birdie at the next, he was unable to make any further gains coming in.

"Winning is tough, it's not easy," said a tearful Lawrence afterwards. "I was so nervous all day. It always looks so easy but it's not. I'm just so emotional, so happy. It's been a grind all day.

"Obviously after that start - I tried to give the guys a chance there! But yeah, I'm just so proud of the way I fought out there. Credit to my team and all my sponsors. I'm just so happy."

Wallace had to settle for a share of second place on 20-under along with Hojgaard, and his chances of joining the Dane on the European team at Bethpage Black now hinge on an unlikely captain's pick from Luke Donald.

Fitzpatrick's bid for a hat-trick of wins in the Swiss Alps were undone by an erratic final-round 67, with a run of three straight birdies from the 15th coming far too late to be a serious contender.

The 30-year-old also faded on the final day at the Betfred British Masters last week, but he remains a favourite to be among the six captain's picks unveiled by Donald on Monday afternoon.

That is not the case for the unfortunate Wallace, who surely needed to defend his title to be on the plane to New York in a little under a month's time.