David Puig grew to become the primary Spaniard because the legendary Seve Ballesteros to win the Australian PGA Championship, securing the Joe Kirkwood Cup with an outstanding remaining spherical of 66 at Royal Queensland on Sunday.
Puig, who turns 24 in per week and was taking part in his first occasion since becoming a member of the DP World Tour, carded a second successive bogey-free spherical, ending at 18-under to win the match by two strokes from China’s Wenyi Ding, who additionally had a final-round 66.
It was the primary time a Spanish participant had received the occasion because the late Ballesteros claimed the crown as a 24-year-old in 1981 at Royal Melbourne, the place he fought again from 5 strokes down within the remaining spherical to beat Billy Dunk by three pictures, with Greg Norman ending an extra stroke again in a tie for third.
“It feels amazing. I’ve really had a lot of close calls in a few events throughout this year and last year and I kind of wasn’t able to pull it through,” Puig stated.
“It feels unbelievable especially to win here in Australia and I played some awesome golf so I’m really excited and happy.”
Native favourites Marc Leishman (15-under) and Min Woo Lee (14-under) have been each in rivalry on the flip however could not discover the putts they wanted to make a cost.
New Zealander Nick Voke (66) made three birdies on the again stretch to complete in a tie for third with Leishman.
Former world No 1 and 2013 Masters champion Adam Scott (69) completed seventh at 13-under and can rue various birdie misses that will have had him proper within the combine in his native Queensland state.
Whereas different contenders slipped, Puig held his nerve and made birdie on the thirteenth and saved par on the 14th to maintain Ding at arms size because the Chinese language participant birdied the sixteenth and seventeenth in a late cost.
“I was definitely nervous but I think I kept my composure pretty well and obviously that start (to the final round) helped a lot,” stated Puig, who solely made two bogeys all week and none on championship Sunday.
The Australian PGA is co-sanctioned by the PGA Tour of Australia and the DP World Tour, which is beginning its 2025/26 season simply two weeks after Rory McIlroy received the Race to Dubai title.
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