Three-time PGA Tour winner Brendan Steele held off a fast-finishing Louis Oosthuizen to win the LIV Golf Adelaide event at The Grange Golf Membership by one stoke.
The 41-year-old Steele shot a final-round 68 on Sunday for a 54-hole complete of 18 underneath to earn his first victory since he received his second Safeway Open in 2017 on the PGA Tour.
Steele had a streak of 5 consecutive birdies early within the spherical, earlier than some placing jitters appeared in his again 9 to open the door for a pack of challengers together with Oosthuizen, and former earlier Masters winners Charl Schwartzel (64) and Jon Rahm (64).
“Yeah, I was telling myself that I knew there was going to be hard moments today regardless of the result and that I just needed to get back in there and start playing with freedom again,” Steele mentioned moments after profitable.
“And, and I was able to hit some good shots after that and write the show.”
South Africa’s Oosthuizen shot 65 to complete second at 17 underneath, and had drawn inside one stroke of Steele late in Sunday’s remaining spherical, just for the American to make some clutch pars within the remaining holes to clinch victory.
Oosthuizen’s compatriot Schwartzel and Rahm have been amongst a gaggle of 5 gamers at 16 underneath, with Joaquin Niemann (66), Andy Ogletree (65) and Dean Burgmester (67) in a tie for third.
Former world No 1 Rahm had an eagle and 6 birdies in his eight-under 64 however had left an excessive amount of floor to compensate for Steele on the ultimate day to seize his first title since becoming a member of the LlV tour in December.
Final yr’s winner Talor Gooch shot 70 and completed in a tie for twenty sixth at 10 underneath.
A number of the LIV Golf’s largest names have been additionally off the tempo this week, together with Brooks Koepka, Dustin Johnson [both nine under], Phil Mickelson [seven under] and Sergio Garcia [six under].
Australian staff Ripper GC, led by native favourite Cameron Smith, with Marc Leishman, Matt Jones and Lucas Herbert, received the groups format on the second playoff gap towards the South African-based staff, Stingers GC, to the delight of one other massive and boisterous crowd at The Grange course on Sunday.
The LIV tour stays within the Asia area subsequent week for the Could 3-5 Singapore occasion on the Sentosa Golf Membership. Then there is a month-long break earlier than resuming in Houston from June 7-9.
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