Elvis Smylie wins his first DP World Tour title, while his own golf idol Cameron Smith wins the BMW Australian PGA Championship Ranked second.
Australia's Smiley, one of two players awarded the Cameron Smith Scholarship in 2019, shared the second-round lead in Sunday's 54-hole championship.
The son of former four-time Grand Slam doubles champion Liz Smylie, who is ranked 736th in the world, only scored her first professional victory on the Australasian PGA Tour last month, but He showed nerves of steel to overcome a tricky back nine at Royal Queensland. .
Smiley made four birdies to reach the turn with a three-shot lead, but he needed several pars to stay ahead before Smith applied late pressure.
The 150th Open champion birdied No. 15 and added another on No. 17 to cut the lead to two shots, but Smiley saved a par at the end to finish low. With a score of 14 par, the victory was secured by two strokes.
“This is a dream come true,” Smiley said. “I just said to Matt [Clayton, his caddie] I won't forget this day, you know, hanging out with Cam and Lish [Marc Leishman] There.
“Ever since I was a kid, I’ve looked up to these guys and I’ve learned a lot just to be in front of them and compete against them for a title and now I feel so grateful and honored.
“My short game was great and I really saved myself there. My tee shot was pretty average, but golf is an imperfect game and that was a sign today.
“I just told myself to find a way to figure it out and do my best, execute every shot the best I can, and my short game is great, so I gave it all the credit it deserved.
“My mom and dad have always been there for me. I saw my mom in the corner, in tears before I made that last putt, so everyone who has been on this journey with me knows how much I Work hard to get here and hopefully this is just the beginning of good things to come.”
Leishman completed the All-Australian final but his challenge never materialized as his partner opened with an opening birdie.
The 22-year-old took the lead again in second after Smith had a fantastic front nine that included three bogeys and four bogeys.
Smith, a three-time champion of the event, had his second bogey on the sixth hole, the same hole Smiley birdied to extend his advantage to two shots.
The pair birdied No. 7, moving Smiley to 14 under, a score he held for the remainder of the tournament before Smith bogeyed No. 9. Three shots behind the leader.
Smith's late charge cut the deficit to two points and Smiley ended up in trouble off the tee.
His second shot looped around a tree and into a greenside bunker, but he dug the ball out three feet for par, completing a flawless final-round 67 and winning the championship. The first DP World Tour champion in the 2025 season.
Leishman was tied for third at 11 under with Anthony Quayle, who holed a 110-foot birdie putt for a perfect 63.
Former world No. 1 Jason Day was one of seven players tied for eighth at 8 under.
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