CURLEWIS golfer Deyen Lawson remained composed on the final hole of the Nexus Advisernet WA Open in Perth earlier today to claim the first PGA Tour victory of his career, edging out fellow Australian Michael Sim (64) by two shots.<\/p>\n
Lawson (71) wobbled toward the end of his fourth round, but his eight-shot advantage prior to the start of the fourth day was enough to secure victory at The West Australian Golf Club finishing the day one-over par.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt hasn\u2019t really sunken in yet,\u201d Lawson said following the win.<\/p>\n
\u201cObviously, I was trying to push really hard and then with about eight holes to go, I thought I\u2019d just try and hold on.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut it just doesn\u2019t work to try and hold on, I had spoken to my coach before that I\u2019d like to get into a position where I can sort of gas it and still get it done, but it would have been nicer to have that nice shot lead at the last few holes, but it\u2019s all about now so I\u2019m very excited.”<\/p>\n
A four-time runner-up on the ISPS HANDA PGA Tour of Australasia, the 31-year-old outlasted pairings second-year professional Lawry Flynn (70) and amateur star Jeffrey Guan (68).<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s absolutely awesome,\u201d Lawson added.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s always good to win and I knew Simmy was going to push me all the way to the end, like he always does, he\u2019s such a great player.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut, yeah it\u2019s great to get over the line.\u201d<\/p>\n
New Zealander Christopher Wood acquired third place with a final score of 16-under, while fellow Kiwi Ieremia Denzel secured a tie for fifth.<\/p>\n
Lawson\u2019s final round was anything but straight-forward, attaining a score of 3-under through 11 holes, but a bogey on the 12th, 14th and 17th, as well as a double-bogey on the 16th reduced the final deficit to a pair of shots.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
CURLEWIS golfer Deyen Lawson remained composed on the final hole of the Nexus Advisernet WA Open in Perth earlier today to claim the first PGA Tour victory of his career, edging out fellow Australian Michael Sim (64) by two shots. Lawson (71) wobbled toward the end of his fourth round, but his eight-shot advantage prior […]<\/p>\n