Overview
- Puig finished at 18-under at Royal Queensland to top China’s Wenyi Ding, who also shot a closing 66, by two strokes.
- He surged ahead with birdies at the second, third and fourth holes and did not drop a shot in the final round.
- Marc Leishman and Nick Voke tied for third at 15-under, with Min Woo Lee and Daniel Hillier sharing fifth on 14-under.
- The co-sanctioned event served as the DP World Tour’s season opener in Brisbane.
- Puig, who left Arizona State to join LIV Golf in 2022, claimed his first DP World Tour title and third professional win overall.