BRISBANE:

Nerveless young Spaniard David Puig on Sunday became the first European to win the Australian PGA Championship since 1998, holding off a chasing pack led by China's Ding Wenyi to claim a maiden DP World Tour title.

LIV Golf's Puig went into the final day at Royal Queensland Golf Club in Brisbane as joint leader, but asserted himself early and proved unflappable at the European-based circuit's 2026 season-opening event.

The 23-year-old nailed five birdies in an unblemished 66 to finish at 18-under par and become the first Spaniard to win the Australian PGA since the great Severiano Ballesteros in 1981.

The impressive 21-year-old Ding also had a 66 to finish at 16-under and another LIV player, Australian Marc Leishman (67), tied for third a shot further back with New Zealander

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