Luiten shared the lead with Julien Guerrier and Matthew Southgate at the end of day three but his four-under round was enough to edge victory by two shots from Chris Wood, the Dutchman finishing on 16 under.
Guerrier slipped to third with his worst round of the week, a 71 leaving him three shots off the lead, while Southgate finished the tournament a further four adrift after a three-over final round.
Seungsu Han, Jorge Campillo and Alexander Levy - the tournament’s top-ranked player - all finished in a tie for fourth.
“This is why you play golf, to hold trophies,” said Luiten. “It’s been a great week.
“It’s always tough to win out here, all these guys are so good and they keep putting pressure on you.
“Down the stretch I hit some nice shots, I made some nice putts and it was a nice battle with my friend Woody.
“I need to win another couple to get into the Ryder Cup team, but it’s a great start to the year for me.”
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