Australian PGA Championship: Puig Wins in Ballesteros Style
David Puig Wins Australian PGA Championship, Ending Spain’s 43-Year Drought
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Updated November 30, 2025, at 09:21 AM PST
Puig Claims First DP World Tour Title in Brisbane
David Puig, a 23-year-old Spaniard who also competes on the LIV Golf Tour, secured victory at the Australian PGA Championship in Brisbane on November 24, 2024, becoming the first Spanish winner since seve Ballesteros in 1981. Puig finished with a two-shot win, carding a bogey-free five-under 66 in the final round to reach 18 under par overall.PGA Tour News
This marks Puig’s first title on the DP World Tour, adding to his two previous professional wins on the Asian Tour in 2023 and 2024. His best prior finish on the DP World Tour was third place at the Ras Al Khaimah Championship in January 2024. DP World Tour
A Moment of Composure for the Rising Star
“It feels amazing,” Puig stated after his win. “I’ve really had a lot of close calls in a few events throughout this year and last year and I wasn’t able to pull it through. I was pretty nervous, especially thinking about the past a little bit, what I could have done a little better. But I kept my composure really well.” PGA Tour News
Puig’s victory also makes him the first European winner of the australian PGA Championship since England’s David Howell in 1998.
Final Leaderboard Highlights
China’s Ding Wenyi finished strongly with a final-round 66 to secure second place at 16 under par.Australians Marc Leishman and New Zealander Nick Voke tied for third, one stroke further back at 15 under. DP World Tour
Portugal’s Ricardo Gouveia, who began the final day tied for the lead, struggled with a one-over 72, finishing in a tie for eighth alongside Australian daniel Gale.