He finished on nine under par to win by two strokes from overnight leader Jose Manuel Lara and Anthony Wall.

BBC: Dodd closed with a two-under-par 70 on Sunday

Dredge joined Irishman Shane Lowry, Gareth Maybin of Northern Ireland, Dane Thomas Bjorn, Spaniards Jose Manuel Lara and Ignacio Garrido, Tano Goya of Argentina and Scots Andrew Coltart and Montgomerie, theEuropean Ryder Cup captain, in qualifying outright at international final qualifying.

BBC: Welsh golfer Bradley Dredge secures Open qualification