Australian Elvis Smylie confirmed nerves of metal to fend off the problem of his {golfing} idol and fellow countryman Cameron Smith to win his first DP World Tour title with a two-shot victory on the BMW Australian PGA Championship.
The 22-year-old secured his first skilled success on the WA Open final month on the Challenger PGA Tour of Australasia and continued his wealthy vein of kind with a two-shot triumph at Royal Queensland Golf Membership.
Smylie was one in every of two gamers to obtain the Cameron Smith Scholarship in 2019 and he started Sunday’s remaining spherical alongside the three-time winner of this occasion in an all-Australian remaining group together with Marc Leishman.
The Gold Coast native shared the lead with Smith after the second spherical, however the a hundred and fiftieth Open Champion endured a curler coaster entrance 9 on Sunday of the weather-shortened occasion, together with three birdies and 4 bogeys as Smylie reached the flip with a three-shot lead because of a blemish-free 32.
The son of four-time grand slam tennis doubles champion Liz Smylie stayed calm with a quantity clutch par putts down the stretch for a flawless 67 in his whole of 14 beneath par, ending two away from Smith.
Antony Quayle fired a closing 63 – together with a 110-foot birdie on the final – to complete in third alongside Leishman on 11 beneath.
Smylie mentioned: “To know that I’ve a job secured abroad now feels nice. As every week goes on I really feel like I’m getting competitively stronger, so to have the chance to play on the DP World Tour going into subsequent 12 months is a big bonus.”
“Taking part in with Cam and Leish for the ultimate spherical was a dream come true, as I’ve seemed as much as these guys since I used to be a child. I’ve learnt a lot simply from being of their presence and to compete in opposition to them for the title was an actual honour and a privilege.”
He added: “My quick sport was nice, I undoubtedly saved myself in that division. I used to be fairly common off the tee, however golf is a sport of imperfection and immediately that was an indication of that.
“I noticed my mum within the nook there, tearing up earlier than I holed that final putt, so it was nice to have her right here. Everybody who has been on this journey with me understand how exhausting I’ve labored to be right here, and hopefully that is simply the beginning of excellent issues to come back.”
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