After a tough final round, Matt Jones has held on to
secure his first victory on home soil at the Emirates Australian Open.
Playing The Australian, his home course, Jones fired rounds of 67, 68, 68 and
73 for a tournament total of 8-under 276.

It was a challenging day for Jones who described his golf as sloppy yet he held
his nerve at key times throughout the round to ensure he held the Stonehaven
Cup.

This is Jones’ first win on home soil, and second as a Professional, but it was
made even more special by his friends, family and coach, PGA Professional, Gary
Barter watching on. It has also seen him book a place at The Open next July.

Playing alongside Jordan Spieth in the final round, Jones said he was surprised
that Spieth’s eagle putt on the 18^th didn’t drop to tie him for the
lead and force a playoff.

Joining Spieth in a tie for runner-up was Adam Scott who fired 6-under 65 in
the final round to finish on 7-under 277.

Rod Pampling was the other big story of the day firing a new course record,
10-under 61, the Queenslander spent the afternoon as the clubhouse leader. He
finished his tournament approximately three hours before the final putt had
sunk. 

Pampling will join Jones at The Open thanks to the top-3 finishers, not already
exempt, at the Emirates Australian Open securing a start. This will be the
second consecutive year that Pampling has earned his place via this
qualification method.

First round leader Lincoln Tighe and 2014 Australian Masters champion Nick
Cullen finished tied 5^th on 3-under the card.

While Tighe would be happy with his best finish in one of the PGA Tour of
Australasia’s Triple Crown tournaments, he will be disappointed not to secure
the final place on offer to The Open.

That honour has gone to Nick Cullen, ranked higher in the Official World Golf
Rankings, he will gain a start at The Open.

This year will be Cullen’s second trip to The Open after he qualified in 2012
and missed the cut by one shot.

With a final round 4-under 67, Terry Pilkadaris finished the Emirates
Australian Open outright 7^th on 2-under the card.

The only other players to finish the tournament under par were Todd Sinnott,
Brett Rumford, Geoff Ogilvy, Aron Price and Rhein Gibson who round out the
top-10 on 1-under 283.

For the final scores from the Emirates Australian Open please visit pga.org.au.

The PGA Tour of Australasia Order of Merit can also be found at pga.org.au.

The PGA Tour of Australasia will now head to RACV Royal Pines Resort on the
Gold Coast in Queensland for the Australian PGA Championship from 3-6 December.

A full PGA Tour of Australasia schedule can be found at pga.org.au.

Key Quotes:

Matt Jones, 67, 68,
68, 73, 8-under 276, Champion   

"Terribly
is a very nice word after what I put on today, but I got the job done as you
said.  There was a lot of stress and a lot of anxious moments out there,
but came through with a lip in putt on the last to get the trophy, which was
nice."

"To
have my name on this trophy with Nicklaus, Newton, Norman, all those guys, it’s
a dream come true for me and it’s something that I can’t have taken away from
me."

"I’m sure I can take confidence out of going head to head and coming out on top
with those two (Scott and Spieth).  Adam had a tougher task and he played
amazing today. It’s something I can use down the road. I’m just happy to come
out on top."

Jordan Spieth, 71,
68, 67, 71, 7-under 277, Runner-Up

"That was one of the best fought wins I’ve ever seen, to come through what he
did on 2, 9 and then that par he made on 12.  12 was by far the tipping
point in the round."

"For Matt to get it, it’s well deserved.  He played the best golf this
week.  He just had those couple of holes today or he would have won by 4
or 5."

"I’ll be back to Australia at some point and I really hope to continue to kind
of come back here, because I really do love it here."

Rod Pampling, 71,
72, 74, 61, 6-under 278, 3^rd

"I felt nice and relaxed out there. The hitting, as Gary said, was fantastic
and it just gave me the opportunity to make the putts. I was just seeing them
really well."

"I
thought Jordan’s round last year, eight was pretty impressive and just to shoot
the 61, yep, very happy."

Nick Cullen, 70, 73,
70, 68, 3-under 281, T5

"You’re always trying to win it but after I sort of missed my birdie putt on 16
I knew that was pretty unlikely, so I guess I was trying to make a couple of
birdies coming in trying to get the Open spot.  But unfortunately didn’t
make those but lucky enough to scrape in anyway."

"It’s unbelievable, I’m really excited to get back and the Open, it’s just an
amazing Championship.  I think those sorts of courses suit me too, so
looking forward to a great week and yeah, it’s a great feeling."

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