Londoner Anthony Wall created European Tour history in defeating Swede Alex Noren in the Aberdeen Asset Management Paul Lawrie Match Play Championship at Archerfield.

Wall overcame a 16 years and 204 day wait for a second Tour victory after his maiden success in the 2000 Alfred Dunhill Championship in Johannesburg, South Africa.

In the interium period Wall has played 431 events and beating the record of 276 events between a first and second win set by the late Christy O’Connor Jnr.

Wall fought back from a sluggish start to record a 1up victory over Swede Alex Noren, who missed out on a Scottish double following his victory at Castle Stuart last month.

England’s Anthony Wall wins the 2016 Aberdeen Asset Management Paul Lawrie Match-Play Championship. (Photo – www.europeantour.com)

Wall, who finished as a runner-up seven times between victories, said: “It’s funny – the other one in 2000 felt like yesterday!

“It’s amazing because it’s such a hard job to beat everyone because everyone is so good.

“It just feels amazing – I cannot tell you how happy I am. – Anthony Wall

“I did wonder whether it would ever come again. I’m just so pleased for my parents – they put in so much when I was young. I’ve got two children that just want to see their dad win, I’m speechless, it’s phenomenal.

“I don’t know what it was, you don’t know what you’re going to get. I felt calm all week, I putted well… I just found something with my putting a little bit.”

Noren was a combined 19 under par for the front nine over the first five rounds and made another flying start in the final.

Wall drove into trees at the first and Noren took full advantage with a birdie from ten feet.

It was Noren, a five-time European Tour winner, who was wayward off the second tee as he pulled his effort into a forest down the left.

However, having been forced to chip out backwards, he played a remarkable third to the green on the par five and sunk his putt for another birdie.

At two down Wall must have been expecting his long wait for a second trophy to continue, but he responded immediately with a winning birdie on the third and squared the contest with a gain at the long sixth as Noren paid for missing the fairway.

The 41 year old Wall cashed in again on the par five 11th to go one up with a birdie, and scrambled superbly from sand at the 12th and 14th to maintain his lead.

Both players got up and down for birdie at the driveable 16th, and at the short 17th Noren saw his birdie effort lip out as Wall kept his nose in front.

Wall made par at the long finishing hole, but Noren missed his birdie effort from 15 feet as he failed to force extra holes.

England’s James Morrison won the third-place play-off 4 and 2 against compatriot Oliver Fisher after starting with a run of birdie, eagle, birdie to establish a lead he refused to relinquish.