Understandably emotional only eight months after being cleared of wrongdoing after alleged incidents on a flight from the US to London saw him end up in a court of law, Olesen was close to tears more than once.
Nobody beats Richard Bland more than 477 times in a row. Finally putting an end to almost two decades of professional futility, the 48-year-old Englishman is at last a winner on the European Tour.
Second at the British Masters, T-6 at the Hero Open and third at the English Championship, Hojgaard was clearly the most consistent performer over the six-week UK Swing.