Elvis Smylie collected his first DP World Tour title, and left his personal {golfing} idol Cameron Smith in second place, as he received the BMW Australian PGA Championship.
Australia’s Smylie was one among two gamers to obtain the Cameron Smith Scholarship in 2019 and the pair shared the second-round lead on the 54-hole event heading into Sunday.
The world No 736, the son of former four-time grand slam tennis doubles champion Liz Smylie, solely secured his first skilled win on the PGA Tour of Australasia final month, however he confirmed nerves of metal to beat a tough again 9 at Royal Queensland.
Smylie carded 4 birdies to succeed in the flip with a three-shot lead, however wanted a number of par saves to maintain his nostril forward earlier than Smith mounted late strain.
The one hundred and fiftieth Open champion birdied the fifteenth and holed out for one more on the seventeenth to trim the result in two, however Smylie salvaged one other par on the final to seal a two-shot triumph at 14 beneath.
“It’s a dream come true,” Smylie stated. “I simply stated to Matt [Clayton, his caddie] that I will not neglect at the present time, you realize, enjoying with Cam and Leish [Marc Leishman] there.
“I regarded as much as these guys since I used to be a child and simply being of their presence and to compete towards them for the title, I’ve learnt a lot and simply so grateful and so honoured proper now.
“My short game was great, I definitely saved myself in that department. I was pretty average off the tee, but golf is a game of imperfection and today that was a sign of that.
“I simply instructed myself to discover a method of getting it round and doing my finest, executing each shot in addition to I can and my brief sport was nice, so I gave that the total credit score that it deserves.
“My mum and dad have been with me every step of the way. I saw my mum in the corner there, tearing up before I holed that last putt so everyone who has been on this journey with me, they know how hard I’ve worked to be here and hopefully this is just the start of good things to come.”
Leishman accomplished an all-Australian last group, however his problem by no means materialised as his enjoying companions opened with a birdie.
The 22-year-old rolled in one other at second to take the initiative as Smith carded a vibrant entrance 9 of three positive aspects and 4 bogeys.
Smith, a three-time winner of this occasion, carded his second bogey on the sixth, the identical gap Smylie birdied to stretch his benefit to 2.
The pair birdied the seventh as Smylie climbed to 14 beneath – a rating he would stay on for the remainder of the event – earlier than Smith bogeyed the ninth to take a seat three behind the chief.
Smith’s late cost lower the deficit to 2 and Smylie then discovered bother off the tee on the final.
He hooked his second shot round a tree and into the greenside bunker, however he scooped out to 3 toes and tapped in for par to finish a flawless last spherical of 67 and carry the primary DP World Tour title of the 2025 season.
Leishman was in a tie for third at 11 beneath with Anthony Quayle, who rolled in a 110-foot birdie putt on the final to signal for a blemish-free 63.
Former world No 1 Jason Day was amongst seven gamers to complete in a share of eighth at eight beneath.
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