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Hojgaard sank an eagle and five birdies on day four, including a
nine-foot birdie putt on the par-four 18th, to reach a 13-under
total of 267 and seal the win.
The 20-year-old left the course at the Crans-sur-Sierre club a
shot behind Wiesberger, but the Austrian hit his tee shot at the
18th into a bunker and landed in the water with his second to
score a six on the final hole and slip into second place.
"It's a bit surreal, to be fair," said Hojgaard, who came into
the final day four shots behind the leaders. "I didn't expect to
be in this position, but it's amazing.
"I knew I had to make a birdie (on the 18th) to have a chance to
maybe get in a playoff. We were just trying to set up a chance
and I made a birdie and then it all had a bit of a strange
ending. It was crazy."
Victory earned Hojgaard his third European Tour title, after
wins at last year's UK Championship and the 2019 Mauritius Open.
Sweden's Henrik Stenson also carded an error-free 63 to finish
on 11-under and claim third place.
Sean Crocker and Renato Paratore, who began the day as
co-leaders on 10-under, finished tied for fourth and seventh
place, respectively.
(Reporting by Simon Jennings in Bengaluru; Editing by Ken
Ferris)
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