Dubai: Cyril Suk birdied the last hole to pull off a dramatic victory in the Mena Golf Tour’s Shaikh Maktoum Open at Al Badia Golf Club on Wednesday.

One shot off the pace going into the final round, the 21-year-old Florida-based prodigy served notice of his burgeoning talent by becoming the first player from the Czech Republic to win a Mena Tour event since its inception in 2011.

England’s Luke Joy stood on the 18th tee at nine-under and needed a birdie for an outright win, but the winner of last week’s Dubai Creek Open found water from a greenside bunker and ended up with a double-bogey to surrender the advantage.

That meant Suk, who mixed five birdies with a bogey in his closing 68 to move to nine-under 207, won by two shots, with England’s Paul Doherty taking third on six-under 210.

Joint overnight leader Matt Fitzpatrick faded out of contention after he took a nine on the par-5 fifth, which was followed by a double bogey on the next, eventually closing with a six-over 78 to finish in a tie for seventh on level-par 216.

It was Suk who stood out with the most consistent performance of the week.

“I really played well and won in the end. It feels great to win my first tournament as a professional,” said Suk after receiving the winner’s trophy and a cheque for $9,000 (Dh33,050) from Mohammad Juma Bu Amim, Mena Tour chairman.

“I knew the leaders [Joy and Fitzpatrick] would play well, but I concentrated on my game. Making two early birdies on the front nine kept the momentum going and I am really happy to get the job done. It was unfortunate to see Luke walk off with a double on the closing hole,” said Suk, who turned professional in November last year.

“This is my second tournament on the [Mena] Tour and I can tell the competition is great. The course conditions were just perfect,” added Suk, who missed the cut last week with rounds of 76 and 78.

England’s Joy had no regrets in finishing second. “I think I played really well, going bogey-free for 50 holes. That double-bogey on the closing hole was unfortunate. But that’s golf. Take it on the chin and get back on the horse as soon as possible.”

Another Englishman, James Allan, returned a final round 69 to win the amateur division on three-over 219, two shots ahead of Switzerland’s Michael Harradine.

Morocco’s Younus Al Hassani won the Mena Division for the Shaikh Maktoum Golf Foundation Award — which recognises the performances of the region’s top three professionals and amateurs from their respective divisions in each event — on four-over 220, two shots ahead of compatriot Faycal Serghini and five in front of the UAE’s Ahmad Al Musharrekh.

The Mena Tour travels to Abu Dhabi next week for the Ascorp Golf Citizen Open at the Saadiyat Beach Golf Club.