South Korean golf marvel Jiyai Shin held on for a two-shot victory at the Australian Open, while American Ryggs Johnston claimed the men's title in an unexpected turn of events.
World number 954 Ryggs Johnston claimed the men's title from Aussies Curtis Luck and Marc Leishman Golf marvel Jiyai Shin has kept Ashleigh Buhai at bay to claim her second Australia Open title in a dramatic finish at Kingston Heath .
The South Korean former world No.1 had led by as many as seven shots in the final round but had to drain a seven-foot putt at the last to close with a round of 70 and avoid an even more anxious finale. Her 17-year-old amateur compatriot Hyojin Yang finished third at seven under, 10 shots behind the winner and eight adrift of the runner-up, after positing a final-round 72.
More famous for his naming after Mel Gibson's Lethal Weapon character than for his golfing prowess, Johnston finished three shots clear of former amateur sensation Curtis Luck with an 18-under 269 winning total.Astonishingly, the victory was the 24-year-old's first in a four-round tournament of any kind since high school.
Leishman drained a clutch five-foot birdie putt at penultimate hole in his final-round 69 to finish equal third at 14 under.
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