David Puig has recorded his third victory in the professional game – adding the Australian PGA Championship to his two Asian Tour titles.

On Sunday, the LIV Golf star fired a bogey-free five-under-par 66 to secure his first DP World Tour title.

China’s Ding Wenyi also shot a 66 to finish second, two behind, with Australian Marc Leishman and New Zealand’s Nick Voke, like Puig an Asian Tour member, tied for third one shot further back.

Puig becomes the first Spanish winner of the event since Seve Ballesteros in 1981.

David Puig. Picture by Chris Hyde/Getty Images.

“It feels amazing,” said Puig.  “I’ve really had a lot of close calls in a few events throughout this year and last year and I wasn’t able to pull it through.

“I was pretty nervous, especially thinking about the past a little bit, what I could have done a little better. But I kept my composure really well.”

The 23-year-old first tasted victory in 2023 at the International Series Singapore, before claiming the Malaysian Open the following year. He also lost in a sudden-death play-off at last year’s International Series Macau presented by Wynn against American John Catlin.

Puig plays for Fireballs GC on LIV Golf and finished 10th on the League’s individual rankings this year.