Bowditch dominates PGA TOUR with wire-to-wire victory - PGA of Australia

Bowditch dominates PGA TOUR with wire-to-wire victory


Aussie Steven Bowditch has taken out a convincing victory at the AT&T Byron Nelson this morning.

Aussie Steven Bowditch has taken out a convincing victory at the AT&T Byron Nelson this morning.

"StevenPlaying at the TPC Four Season Resort in
Texas, Bowditch has won the AT&T Byron Nelson by four shots with a
tournament total of 18-under 259.

A trio of Americans,
Charley Hoffman, Jimmy Walker and Scott Pinckney tried to chase down Bowditch
in the final round but the Queenslander proved too dominant.

Opening his campaign
with a bogey free 8-under 62, Bowditch looked comfortable in his adopted state
all week.

"I wasn’t really at
ease I was like a duck on a pond; my insides were moving a mile a minute and on
the outside I was cruising," said Bowditch.

"I never thought that
it was my day, there are so many things that can happen and I wasn’t sure what
was going on out there."

"I just had to stick to
my game plan and wait for my moments but after I hit my tee shot down 18 I
knew."

Even weather delays
across the tournament did little to deter a determined Bowditch who with this wire-to-wire
win has recorded two victories on the PGA TOUR in as many years.

This win turns around a
tough year for Bowditch who has made only eight cuts in 18 starts on the PGA
TOUR in the 2014/2015 season.

"It’s basically the way
my career has been my whole life, when its good, it’s good but when it’s bad I
am just trying to hold on and make some cuts," added Bowditch.

"I didn’t see it coming
this week, but I didn’t see it coming at San Antonio (Valero Texas Open)
either." 

TPC Four Seasons holds
a special place for Bowditch, who married Amanda Yarussi at the resort in 2011.

"This is a very special
place for me, Amanda and I got married here, so to be sitting up here on Sunday
arvo is pretty surreal," said Bowditch.

"Taking photos on the
green today was definitely the second best time I have had on that green."

Bowditch becomes the
second Australian to win on the PGA TOUR and sixth internationally in 2015.

"On behalf of the
Australian golf industry I would like to congratulate Steven Bowditch on this
stunning and emphatic victory," said Brian Thorburn, CEO of the PGA of
Australia and Chairman of the Australian Golf Industry Council.

"Steve is an exciting
talent to watch with his ability to hit the ball so far and produce such low
numbers like we have seen this week."

"I am sure he is extremely
proud of his efforts and as an Aussie golf fan I am proud to see the depth of
talent we have playing around the world."

Bowditch has only made
the cut in four prior starts at the AT&T Byron Nelson; the first occurring
in his inaugural appearance in 2011 where he finished tied 60.

This season, Bowditch
had his best finish at the season-opening Frys.com Open in December where he finished
runner-up to Korea’s Bae Sang-Moon.

Bowditch had his first
win on the PGA TOUR last year at the Valero Texas Open.

Adam Scott and Jason
Day are both past winners of the AT&T Byron Nelson.


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