{"id":2521,"date":"2025-11-30T10:28:03","date_gmt":"2025-11-30T10:28:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/outdoorthrill.cfd\/?p=2521"},"modified":"2025-11-30T10:28:03","modified_gmt":"2025-11-30T10:28:03","slug":"australian-pga-championship-spains-daniel-puig-emulates-seve-ballesteros-with-two-shot-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/outdoorthrill.cfd\/?p=2521","title":{"rendered":"Australian PGA Championship: Spain’s Daniel Puig emulates Seve Ballesteros with two-shot win"},"content":{"rendered":"


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David Puig became the first Spanish winner of the Australian PGA Championship since Seve Ballesteros in 1981 with a two-shot victory in Brisbane.<\/p>\n

The 23-year-old, who also competes on the LIV Golf Tour, carded a bogey-free five-under 66 in Sunday’s final round to claim his first DP World Tour title on 18 under.<\/p>\n

It is Puig’s third title as a professional after two wins on the Asian Tour in 2023 and 2024. His previous best on the DP World Tour was third at the Ras Al Khaimah Championship in January.<\/p>\n

“It feels amazing,” said Puig, who finished 10th in the 2025 Liv Golf Rankings. “I’ve really had a lot of close calls in a few events throughout this year and last year and I wasn’t able to pull it through.<\/p>\n

“I was pretty nervous, especially thinking about the past a little bit, what I could have done a little better. But I kept my composure really well.”<\/p>\n

As well as emulating legendary compatriot Ballesteros, Puig is also the first European winner since England’s David Howell in 1998.<\/p>\n

China’s Ding Wenyi also carded a final-round 66 to finish second on 16 under, with Australian Marc Leishman and New Zealand’s Nick Voke tied for third one shot further back.<\/p>\n

Portugal’s Ricardo Gouveia began the final day as joint-leader but struggled to a one-over 72 to finish tied for eighth with Australian Daniel Gale.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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