Spain's David Puig pulls clear to claim Australian PGA Championship title

Spain's David Puig kisses the Joe Kirkwood Cup after winning the Australian PGA Championship at Royal Queensland Golf Club in Brisbane. Pic: Patrick Hamilton, Getty Images

Joint-overnight leader David Puig hit a five-under par round of 66 on Sunday to win the Australian PGA Championship by two shots from China's Ding Wenyi with a four-round total of 18-under par at the DP World Tour's season opener at Royal Queensland.

The win was the 23-year-old's first on the DP World Tour and third as a professional, and his victory is the first in the event by a Spanish player since Seve Ballesteros claimed the title in 1981.