LEGEND Phil Taylor won £25,000 in just 90 seconds after hitting a sensational nine-dart finish at the Blue Square UK Open.

Taylor, 47, threw a 180, 177 and then 144 with a double 12 checkout to earn his FOURTH perfect leg at Bolton after doing the same in 2003, 2005 and last year as he crushed Scottish veteran Jamie Harvey 9-1.

It takes Taylor’s earnings to almost £225,000 after winning the £100,000 Whyte & Mackay Premier League and five other tournaments in just the last THREE MONTHS.

Taylor admitted: “I knew I was getting close to that sort of form in practice. I’m catching up with Ronnie O’ Sullivan with his televised 147 breaks – I think I’m just one behind him with televised nine-darters now.

“It’s a lovely feeling when they go in and it sends out such a great message to the other players. Raymond van Barneveld and James Wade are you watching?

“But now I’ve just got to forget about it. Nine-darters don’t win you games and it was tough against Jamie – he played better than the score suggests. I’ve got to re-focus and just try and win the next game.”

Bravedart Harvey actually had the cheek to take the lead against the 13-times world champion but was then left in Taylor’s wake of high scoring.

Harvey said: “It feels like I’ve just run into a high-speed train. There’s no shame in losing to Phil, he’s just outstanding. I’m just gutted I drew him in the fourth round!”

Scotland's Robert Thornton also crashed out in the fourth round to world No17 Alan Tabern with a 9-6 defeat.

Meanwhile world champion John Part came from 3-1 down to defeat Terry Jenkins 9-6 in the clash of the heavyweights.