World no 954 Ryggs Johnston held off the local competition to claim a stunning ISPS Handa Australian Open win by three strokes at a wet and wild Kingston Heath on Sunday.
South Korea's Shin Ji-yai won the women's trophy in the dual-gender event by two, overcoming defending champion Ashleigh Buhai to claim the title 11 years after her first. While Shin made sure of her win by storming to a seven-stroke lead midway through, American rookie Johnston wielded magic on the back nine greens to see off an unlikely challenge from unheralded Western Australian Curtis Luck. Jasper Stubbs and Marc Leishman were a shot further back.
Defending men's champion Joaquin Niemann couldn't repeat his 64 from Saturday which saw him storm back into contention and could only manage an even par final round of 72 for a 12-under 275 total and a tie for sixth. The 2022 British Open champion Cameron Smith shot 71 Sunday to finish at 3-under 285 and in a tie for 39th to end his four-tournament stint back home winless.
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