Australia’s huge weapons have been overpowered as ice chilly Spainard David Puig triumphed by two photographs within the Australian PGA Championship at Royal Queensland in Brisbane.
Native hopes Min Woo Lee (-14) and Marc Leishman (-15) threatened at occasions on Sunday, however Puig by no means relinquished the lead after beginning the day with a share of it and racing out of the blocks with a hat-trick of birdies on the second, third and fourth holes.
Taking part in within the ultimate group alongside Australia’s Anthony Quayle (-11) and Portugal’s Ricardo Gouveia (-12), the 23-year-old LIV golfer produced a medical show, firing a bogey free, equal low spherical of the day, five-under par 66 to complete –18 total.
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“It feels superb. Actually had a number of shut calls in just a few occasions all through this yr and final yr, and sort of, wasn’t in a position to pull it via,” Puig mentioned beside the 18th inexperienced after his profitable putt.
“You recognize, it feels unbelievable. Particularly profitable right here in Australia. Superior, superior golf. So, I’m actually excited and pleased.”
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China’s Wenyi Ding (-16) and New Zealand’s Nick Voke (-15) matched Puig’s 66, however they wanted to go decrease to problem for victory, ending second and tied third respectively.
Puig solely dropped two photographs throughout the whole 4 rounds, they usually got here back-to-back on the thirteenth and 14th throughout the second spherical.
The previous proved no impediment for him within the ultimate spherical, nevertheless, because it was the scene of his shot of the day.
Puig caught his method to tap-in vary, securing birdie simply as Lee had closed to inside two photographs.
“The very best we’ve seen all day on 13 from the person on the prime of the leaderboard,” Alison Whitaker mentioned on commentary.
Puig loved a formidable yr on LIV Golf, coming tenth within the particular person season-long standings, however his Royal Queensland masterclass delivered him his first win on the DP World Tour and the third of his younger skilled profession.
He additionally joins an incredible of Spanish and world golf, Seve Ballesteros, on the Kirkwood Cup.
The legendary five-time main gained the Australian PGA at Royal Melbourne – the place Puig will play the Australian Open subsequent week – in 1981 and no Spaniard had gained this occasion within the time in between Ballesteros’ and Puig’s victories.
“An event to savour for Spain,” commentator Matt Thompson proclaimed after Puig drained a par putt on the final to seal his victory.
“Unequivocally the most important second of his profession.”
Puig’s connections together with his countryman run deep.
He was sitting courtside with Fireballs GC captain Sergio Garcia earlier this yr when tennis world No.1 Carlos Alcaraz gained the US Open in New York.
He’s additionally the primary European this century to win the event with Englishman David Howell the final to take action in 1998.
In the meantime, for Leishman, he’ll head to Melbourne for the Australian Open with the sting of one other close to miss on house soil.
Leishman shot a ultimate spherical 67 together with 5 birdies and a bogey to complete in a tie for third place – the identical outcome he registered at each the Australian PGA and the nationwide open final yr.
Regardless of boasting 14 skilled wins, he’s painfully but to style success in both occasion.
Lee, however, gained at Royal Queensland two years in the past, however was unable to copy such heroics.
He appeared set to make a again 9 cost with back-to-back birdies on the eleventh and twelfth, however a bogey on the 14th sucked the life out of his spherical.
Adam Scott (-13) was additionally within the prime ten however cursed a chilly putter for a lot of the day.
His flat stick obtained heat late within the afternoon on the celebration gap, nevertheless, draining a long-range birdie putt, a lot to the delight of the group.
Native tour participant Daniel Gale (-12) loved a memorable week.
He gained a brand-new BMW with a hole-in-one on the par 3 eleventh on Thursday and registered a prime ten end with a ultimate spherical 68.
Australian PGA Tour participant Cam Davis (-7) was within the hunt till a horror again 9, making a bogey at 11, a double bogey at 12, back-to-back bogeys at 13 and 14 and one other bogey at 17 to drop seven photographs and finish his hopes.
Followers on the celebration gap have been cruelly denied a $1 million prize early within the day as Adam Bland’s tee shot on the par 3 seventeenth burned the sting of the cup, however didn’t drop.
If a hole-in-one is made on the celebration gap on Sunday, spectators who witness it’ll win a share of $1 million and their hearts have been of their mouths as Bland’s ball headed in the direction of the opening.
Their hopes have been dashed rapidly although as they noticed the ball slingshot off the lip and the veteran left-hander, who completed -4 for the event, needed to accept a birdie.
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