VIRGINIA WATER (Reuters) - Spain's Miguel Angel Jimenez became the third oldest winner of the PGA Championship when he beat Oliver Wilson at the second hole of a playoff at Wentworth on Sunday.

Jimenez, helped by a hole-in-one, fired a four-under-par 68 to join Wilson (68) on 11-under-par 277 at the end of the regulation 72 holes.

Wilson came close to winning the European Tour's flagship event when his eight-foot putt lipped out at the first extra hole.

The duo walked back to the tee to play the par-five 18th for the second time in the playoff. This time the 27-year-old Englishman drove his ball into the right rough while Jimenez reached the green in two and safely two putted from 25 feet for a winning birdie.

The 44-year-old Spaniard became the third oldest PGA champion behind the 46-year-old Dai Rees (1959) and the 45-year-old Arnold Palmer (1975).

Jimenez's ace came at the 212-yard fifth when his four-iron tee shot took two bounces before disappearing into the middle of the cup.

Robert Karlsson, who started the day four shots clear of the field, missed out on the playoff in agonising fashion after taking three putts from three feet at the 18th.

The Swede carded a 74 to finish joint third alongside Luke Donald who closed with three birdies in a row to compile a 65 for 279, nine under.

India's Jyoti Randhawa (70) was fifth on 280.

(Editing by Rex Gowar)