That didn’t take long.

In his first start as a member of the DP World Tour, Spain’s David Puig shot a final-round 66 on Sunday to win the Australian PGA Championship at Royal Queensland in Brisbane.

Puig, who was the first college player to sign a contract with LIV, earned his third career victory and followed in the footsteps of fellow Spainard Seve Ballesteros with a win Down Under. Just eight days shy of his 24th birthday, Puig became only the ninth international winner of the event and just the second since 1998, joining Ballesteros — a World Golf Hall of Famer and five-time major champion — who won the tournament in 1981 as the only other Spanish player to claim the title.

"My name, being with Seve's name as the only two (Spaniards) ... makes it even more special," he said. "I never saw him play in person, which sucks to be honest. I watched replays of every major he won and all he did. He's such a big figure for Spanish golf. His presence and everything he accomplished; it's marked in Spanish players and in a way we try to be like him.

"Play with that freedom ... attitude, behavior and how much he cared and hopefully we're kind of on the right path."

Puig shared the 54-hole lead but it took a blistering front nine – three birdies in a row beginning at No. 2 – to break away from a crowded leaderboard of 31 players within six shots of the lead at the start of the day.

Puig’s bogey-free round was good for a two-shot victory over China’s Wenyi Ding and first on the DP World Tour. [His previous wins were on the Asian Tour.]

Ding finished at 16-under 268 and also had a final round 66.

Australians Marc Leishman and Min Woo Lee were both in contention at the turn but couldn’t apply any pressure down the stretch. New Zealander Nick Voke (66) made three birdies coming home to finish in a tie for third with Leishman. Lee settled for T-5.

“It feels amazing. I’ve really had a lot of close calls in a few events throughout this year and last year and I kinda wasn’t able to pull it through,” Puig said. “I was definitely nervous but I think I kinda kept my composure pretty well and obviously that start (to the final round) helped a lot.”

The Australian PGA is co-sanctioned by the PGA Tour of Australia and the European tour, which is starting its 2025-26 season just two weeks after Rory McIlroy won the Race to Dubai title.

This article originally appeared on Golfweek: David Puig wins first DP World Tour event at BMW Australian PGA Championship

Reporting by Adam Schupak, Golfweek / Golfweek

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