A gutted Cameron Smith has come up just short in his bid for a coveted maiden Australian Open title as Denmark's Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen made an up-and-down for the ages on the final hole at Royal Melbourne.

The pair were tied at 15 under coming to the par-4 18th on Sunday and it looked as though Smith was in the box seat when he landed his second shot on the green.

Neergaard-Petersen blocked his approach right and into the long rough between the bunkers.

But he conjured a miracle chip to 15 feet and nervelessly drained the par putt.

His Australian rival could do no better than three-putt from long range for bogey, allowing the Dane to triumph by a single shot.

Neergaard-Petersen had such a strong debut season on the DP World Tour that he secured his PGA Tour card for 2026.

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