BRISBANE, Australia — Spain’s David Puig has claimed the biggest title of his professional career and joined countryman great Seve Ballesteros by winning the Australian PGA Championship at Royal Queensland.

Co-leader coming into Sunday’s final round, Puig’s nerveless final round 5-under 66 was built on a flurry of early birdies to break free of a congested leaderboard, which saw 31 players within six shots of the lead at the start of the day.

Puig became only the ninth international winner of the event and just the second since 1998, joining compatriot Seve Ballesteros — a former world No. 1 and five-time major champion — who won the tournament in 1981 as the only other Spanish player to claim the title.

“It feels amazing. I’ve really had a lot of close calls in a few events throughout

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