The 50-year-old birdied the third sudden-death hole – on the 18th at Midlands – to beat Queenslander Craig Warren.

A play-off was required to split the rivals after both finished the two rounds tied on eight-under par.

They were two strokes clear of Grant Kenny, David Merriman and Peter O'Malley, who finished equal third.

Conran produced a bogey-free round of 66 on Saturday to force his way up the leaderboard and into the play-off.

This followed a score of 70 on Friday.

The success continues a hot run of form for the right-hander from Duntryleague.

​Conran claimed victory in the last two events of the PGA Legends Tour during late 2016.

He won the Australian Legends Tour Championship in NSW before finishing as joint champion alongside Lucien Tinkler in the Sunshine Coast Masters.

“This is three in-a-row, which is kind of crazy really,” Conran said after the triumph.

“I’ve been playing nicely all year. Ever since I turned 50 (in May last year), I’ve been playing the senior events and I’m playing better than I was when I was 49 and 48, it seems like.”

Conran has competed for close to two decades on the Japan Golf Tour – where he won an event during the mid-2000s – and last year joined that country’s senior tour.

He will return there later in 2017 for a second campaign.

Conran said he performed badly at Midlands during a practice round before the tournament started, but played well on Saturday to force his way to the top.

“There were a few guys in front of me (after round one) and I wasn’t really thinking when I finished that that (score of 66) was going to be good enough (to win), but it’s amazing,” he said.

Conran said he hopes to come back in 2018 to defend his title.