Derbyshire golfer Ian Walley suffered another near miss at the Ryder Cup Wales 2010 Welsh Open PGA Championship after being pipped in a play-off by Stephen Dodd.
Three-time European Tour winner Dodd fired a 68 to tie first with the Mickleover professional - a Chepstow runner-up for a second successive year - on five under par and then sealed victory on the 18th hole at the third attempt to claim a cheque for £4350.
It was tough luck on Walley who only recently was deprived of a place in the Great Britain and Ireland PGA Cup side which travels to the United States next month by another sudden death defeat.
Walley continued his consistent showing at Marriott St Pierre with a 68 to add to his two previous rounds of 71 and 69 but he was again deprived of the title when Dodd finished a pinpoint tee shot with a tidy four foot putt in the decider.
Asked about his play-off woes, the Mickleover professional replied: "No, this year it has not been a good experience but still it was nice to be up there.
"Stephen is a great player, he has won on the European Tour. There is not a lot I can say really, I didn't play badly.
"It was a birdie which won the hole. I played pretty nice all day, it will be nice to come back and see if I can do it."
After quietly moving into contention with a two under par on Wednesday Dodd stepped up a gear at with a 68 - including an eagle at the eighth - and revealed he was delighted to finally find some form again.
He said: "It was nice to finish like that. We had enough goes to know what club it was and it was nice to finally get the ball near the hole.
"I played better so that was the encouraging thing. I felt the first two rounds I didn't particularly play well but there was quite a marked improvement.
"I have played terrible for a year-and-half now so it's nice to go out there and hit some nice shots. It's nice to give something back to Welsh golf, I always enjoy these events.
Welsh Order of Merit leader Andrew Barnett was third, three shots further back after a 72.
He said: "I just didn't get going at all. I made two birdies and three bogeys, I was solid enough, I didn't play too different I just didn't make the birdies."
Overnight leaders Sean Mason (Teign Valley) and Graham Howell (Ferndown Forest) were also unable to maintain their momentum as they too slipped back.
Mason's 74 was enough to secure fourth place with a 212 over the 54 holes and Howell could only manager a four over 75 to finish fifth on level par.