THERE was wind, torrential rain and a decided problem from his two closest pursuers on the ultimate day, nonetheless it was Elvis Smylie who prevailed, the 22-year-old successful his first skilled event with a victory on the Bowra & O’Dea Nexus Advisernet WA Open performed on the Mandurah Nation Membership.
Heavy rain over the closing holes, coupled with wind gusts exceeding 50kph, meant Smylie needed to battle onerous for his win, the Queensland lefty hitting a chic strategy shot on the primary playoff gap to beat South Australian Jak Carter.
The pair had completed stage on 19-under par at what was the one hundredth 12 months of the WA Open, one shot away from Perth native Curtis Luck.
Smylie shot rounds of 67-64-65-69 across the par-71 format, whereas Carter opened with a event low 62 on Thursday and took a one stoke lead into the ultimate spherical.
On the first further gap when Carter, who made a spectacular birdie of his personal on the 72nd gap to power the tie, bogeyed after discovering the timber off the tee, it was Smylie’s wedge shot to inside a metre which noticed him come out on high and accumulate the $31,500 winner’s cheque.
Elvis Smylie battled atrocious climate situations on the ultimate day to take out the one hundredth WA Open.
“It means completely every thing,” Smylie stated. “I’ve been busting my bottom out right here for the final three years and to have the ability to get my first win, it means completely every thing.”
Talking of the shot that sealed his victory, Smylie says he turned to a spot wedge that was chargeable for one other memorable second a day earlier.
“I really used the very same membership that I used on 16 within the third spherical to hole-out with. So positively have some good vibes with the 50-degree wedge in the intervening time,” he stated.
“Hit a pleasant low flighted wedge shot and I’m undecided precisely the place it landed. It’s an elevated inexperienced, however clearly hit it to about two foot and very nice to knock it in and notch my first win that approach.”
Coming off a third-place end on the WA PGA Championship the week prior, Smylie takes excessive spot on the Order of Advantage.
Sixteen-year-old West Australian Ollie Marsh was the low beginner, ending the event tied for twenty fifth in taking residence the Terry Gale Cup, whereas NSW golfer Lochie Smith made it back-to-back wins within the All Skills championship.
