Matthew Griffin overcame the nerves on the last green to snatch victory in the New Zealand Open in Queenstown.
The Australian was one shot behind the leader Hideto Tanihara of Japan going to the last hole of The Hills course but it ended up being a two-shot swing as Griffin made birdie and Tanihara made bogey.
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New Zealand professional Michael Long was almost apologetic after pulling off one of the greatest winning shots in the history of the Victoria Open.
It came on the first sudden-death playoff hole after Long and Matthew Millar had finished in a tie for the lead at 13-under par at the end of the four rounds of regulation play.
John Batley would have been excused if he was a bundle of nerves.
He had finished in a tie for the lead at the New Zealand Seniors’ Championship and was headed for a sudden-death playoff.
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It was the perfect example of Harry Hillier’s positive attitude.
The Bay of Plenty teenage golfer was explaining in an interview with Golfer Pacific how the diagnosis of a rare disorder known as protein C deficiency robbed him of a highly-anticipated trip to play golf in Mexico.