GLENEAGLES, Scotland (PA) -- Jubilant Oliver Wilson joined Justin Rose and Soren Hansen in clinching a Ryder Cup spot on Sunday, but only after being given the fright of his life.

The 27-year-old from England knew as he came to the closing stretch of the final qualifying event that the only way he would miss out was if Nick Dougherty won the Johnnie Walker Championship at rain-soaked Gleneagles.

Aware that Dougherty, tied for 16th overnight, had bogeyed three of the first six holes, Wilson felt he was cruising in.

Until, that is, he looked at the leaderboard on the final hole. It showed Dougherty with five successive birdies around the turn and another at the 14th.

"I lost my concentration for a second," said Wilson.

But Dougherty was still three shots off the lead and by failing to birdie any of the final four he finished tied for seventh.

So Wilson, 10th on the points table as well as in the tournament, becomes the first player to represent Europe against the Americans without first winning a professional tournament. Four second places this year have got him in.

Rose and Hansen, who have not won this season either, partnered each other for the final lap of the 12-month race and, pretty much certain of their spots when they teed off, gave what Rose called "high fives and a manly hug" on the last.

They finished fifth and 10th in the Johnnie Walker, respectively, while the trophy went to Frenchman Gregory Havret, whose eagle on the long ninth and birdies at the 14th and 16th enabled him to beat England's Graeme Storm by one.

Havret, who led at the end of each round, finished with a 14-under-par total of 278 to add the title to his Scottish Open victory last year.

Swede Peter Hanson and former Ryder Cup player David Howell, in a welcome return to form, were tied for third.

Rose had given up his place in the PGA Tour's FedExCup playoffs to secure his Ryder Cup spot and said: "Making it is the highlight of my season, but I want to be a valuable member of the team.

"Last week (in Holland) I got the job half done and it was nice to sign, seal and deliver it here," he added. "I stalled in the middle of the whole campaign and it became hard work, but I think that that spurred me on to play well."

Hansen finished sixth and 10th in the last two counting events to make sure Denmark is represented in the match, just as it was with Thomas Bjorn in 1997 and 2002.

"I'm very, very pleased. It's going to be a thrill," Hansen said. "I had a feeling I did the job last week and it was just a matter of playing solid the first two rounds this week and I did that."

Wilson had made life tough for himself when he was 6 over par after eight holes of the second round. He was four outside the halfway cut but grabbed an eagle and two birdies to survive. His last 46 holes of the tournament were played in 13 under.

"I take a lot of confidence from the way I came through on Friday," he said. "I felt if I missed the cut that was pretty much it."

The eagle was set up with a 3-wood to eight feet on the 503-yard 12th, and he rates it one of the best shots of his life given the circumstances.

Dougherty was left hoping he might get one of Captain Nick Faldo's two wild cards, but he was not expecting it with Darren Clarke, Paul Casey, Ian Poulter, Colin Montgomerie and U.S.-based Carl Pettersson all failing to make into the top 10 on points as well.

"My aim was to make Ollie (Wilson) sweat a bit and I did," said the 26-year-old, who like German Martin Kaymer fell down the table after his mother died. "I'm very, very proud of what I did today, what I've done all week, all season really.

"I think I showed real character to come back. My mum would be very proud, too," he added. "The way I bounced back was superb and I've shown fighting spirit and passion. My girlfriend and I were laughing last night -- it's typically, dramatically me for it to come down to the last four or five holes."

Kaymer's chance of automatic selection went when he missed the cut by one, while Ross Fisher needed a top-3 finish and despite a closing 7-under-par 66 he managed only 10th.

Havret, who splashed out of a bunker to eight feet and made the putt to pip Storm, commented: "It was definitely a tough day. I remember last year at Loch Lomond. I was up and down from the trap also."

He beat Phil Mickelson in a playoff there.

5 Off European Ryder Cup Team:
5 Off World List:
1. Padraig Harrington
2. Sergio Garcia
3. Lee Westwood
4. Henrik Stenson
5. Robert Karlsson

5 Off European List:
1. Miguel Angel Jimenez
2. Graeme McDowell
3. Justin Rose
4. Soren Hansen
5. Oliver Wilson

2 Captain's Picks:
1. Ian Poulter
2. Paul Casey

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