Dane Jeff Winther and his wife spent an anxious 45-mins locked in their hotel bathroom before managing to get to the course and capture a maiden Tour win at the Mallorca Open.

Winther, 33, and his wife, Amelie found themselves locked-in the bathroom of their hotel, without their mobile phones, leaving their two young children alone in the main room of their hotel as the couple fought to pry open the bathroom door.  Fortunately time was on his side with hotel staff later breaking in to allow the couple to get dressed and get to the Santa Ponsa course ahead of his 12.30pm local time tee-off.

Winther eventually posted a closing round level par 70 to win by a shot at 15-under par ahead of being doused in champers by his Danish colleagues.

Dane Jeff Winther wins a maiden Tour title but only after he and his wife found themselves locked in the bathroom of his hotel

He said: “After breakfast I went to have a shower and my wife came in to use the bathroom, as well. The door closed, and there’s no lock, but we locked ourselves in.

“There’s no lock on the door, but the handle didn’t work. Our little girl Nora, six years old, had to go and find guys at reception to break down the door.

“We were in there for 45 minutes, I think. I thought, jeez not today, not Sunday, you’re leading the freaking event. Might not get there for your tee time. What a morning”.

Jeff Winther with wife, Amelie and daughter Nora

Winter had posted first and third rounds of an equal Tour career low of 62 and after 22 birdies over all three days, he could manage just one birdie on day four and then missed a short putt at the last for bogey but good enough to win.

Three players – the Spanish duo of Pep Angels (67) and Jorge Campillo (69) and Swede Sebastain Soderberg (68) – shared second place at 14-under.