David Puig loved a five-shot win within the Asian Tour’s Worldwide Sequence in Singapore to register his maiden victory within the skilled sport.
The 21-year-old Spaniard, who solely turned professional 12 months in the past after graduating from Arizona State, accomplished a wire-to-wire triumph at Tanah Merah Nation Membership after firing a last spherical 73 to complete the occasion on 19 underneath par.
Jaewoong Eom from Korea completed second after carding a closing 69, whereas American Andy Ogletree took one other step nearer to securing each the Asian Tour and Worldwide Sequence Order of Deserves by closing with a 69 to tie for third with Thailand’s Poom Saksansin.
Puig had a nine-shot lead firstly of the ultimate day due to rounds of 64, 66 and 66, and was by no means challenged. Taking part in conservatively, he made the flip in a single underneath with a birdie on eight, earlier than a minor wobble with bogeys on 11 and 14. The 21-year-old had a six-shot lead taking part in 18, which taking part in accomplice Eom birdied.
“It’s superior,” stated Puig, who received $360,000, and have become the youngest winner of an Worldwide Sequence occasion. “That is my first 12 months as an expert, however I believe I deserved a win most likely two or three months earlier than right now. However, yeah, it’s superior, it’s one of the best feeling on the planet. That’s why I follow so laborious and I’m very pleased.”
His success comes as no shock, as since turning skilled in September final 12 months he has been near successful on quite a few events, together with in his first occasion the Worldwide Sequence Morocco, the place he was third, and the Worldwide Sequence England in August, when he tied for fourth. This was solely his ninth begin on the Asian Tour and moved him into second place on the Worldwide Sequence Order of Benefit and fourth place on the Asian Tour advantage checklist.
His success comes off the again of an impressive season on the LIV Golf League, the place he has been taking part in for Torque GC – the dominant group this 12 months, having received 4 instances.
He added: “It has been an superior journey. I had an excellent alternative to affix LIV proper after faculty and I believe I took benefit of that and performed fairly good this 12 months. Additionally, I need to say due to my group, the Torque group, they’ve all the time been very useful to me, and I realized loads from them. And yeah, taking part in in opposition to these guys, it’s a dream come true. However I believe I must be right here after which right now I confirmed that.”
