Australian Elvis Smylie has shot a 4-under 67 to win the 54-hole Australian PGA by two shots after a final round shootout with his compatriot and former mentor Cam Smith.

The foundations of Elvis Smylie’s victory at the Australian PGA Championship were planted five years before he stared down his idol Cam Smith in the final group at Royal Queensland, back when Hurricane Dorian battered greater Jacksonville,

Nov 24 (Reuters) - Local professional Elvis Smylie held off former British Open champion Cameron Smith down the back nine to win the Australian PGA Championship at Royal Queensland Golf Club in Brisbane on Sunday.

Former British Open champion Cameron Smith birdied three of his first four holes for a 6-under 65 and was tied for the second-round lead at the rain-shortened Australian PGA championship at Royal Queensland.

Elvis Smylie claimed a "life-changing" two-shot victory at the Australian PGA Championship on Sunday after staring down major winner Cameron Smith to secure his maiden DP World Tour title.

Australian PGA winner Elvis Smylie has the “right team” around him and the game to handle the swift ascension to the big time that other previous young winners of the tournament haven’t, according to his superstar peers.

Elvis Smylie won the Australian PGA by two shots after a final-round shootout with former mentor Cameron Smith.

The young left-hander secured his maiden DP World Tour title by two strokes over the former Open Champion, who he had previously been mentored by