Adam Scott went close to bagging a freakish albatross double as he turned the final nine holes of the $1.25 million Australian PGA Championship at RACV Royal Pines into a "master class" on a wet Sunday afternoon on the Gold Coast.
Scott claimed the Joe Kirkwood Cup by four shots, closing with a final round of 67 for a 72 hole total of 270.
American Ricky Fowler, who opened the tournament with a course record 63 on Thursday, finished with a 68, beating 23 year-old Victorian trainee Jack Wilson (68-71-69-68) who savoured his biggest pay day banking $84,375.
Wilson also collected the Kel Nagle Plate as the leading rookie of the tournament.
Wilson's hopes of a major upset came unstuck when he returned to play his second shot out of a wet bunker at the 14th hole
Read more
Adam Scott went close to bagging a freakish albatross double as he turned the final nine holes of the $1.25 million Australian PGA Championship at RACV Royal Pines into a "master class" on a wet Sunday afternoon on the Gold Coast.
Scott claimed the Joe Kirkwood Cup by four shots, closing with a final round of 67 for a 72 hole total of 270.
American Ricky Fowler, who opened the tournament with a course record 63 on Thursday, finished with a 68, beating 23 year-old Victorian trainee Jack Wilson (68-71-69-68) who savoured his biggest pay day banking $84,375.
Wilson also collected the Kel Nagle Plate as the leading rookie of the tournament.
Wilson's hopes of a major upset came unstuck when he returned to play his second shot out of a wet bunker at the 14th hole
Show less
