Michael Long has played one of the most miraculous golf shots seen in the history of the Oates Vic Open to win the title.

After shooting a final round 3-under 69 Long ended regulation play tied for the lead on 13-under 275 with playing partner Matthew Millar who closed his round with three birdies. Playing the 18^th hole in a sudden death playoff, it took just one trip down the par-5 for Long to be declared the winner and pick up the AU$45,000 winner’s cheque.

However the circumstance in which Long claimed victory on the playoff hole were thrilling.

Teeing off, Long safely found the middle of the fairway. But in a bizarre stroke of misfortune he pulled his second shot well left, almost crossing into the hazard.

Staring at a horrible lie in thick rough, Long played an incredible shot to eight feet of the hole, delighting not only himself but also the crowd ringing the green 10 deep.

All through this drama, Millar watched on in amazement before standing over his own 25 foot birdie putt.

Unable to make it, Millar then handed the tournament’s fate into Long’s hands. With nerves of steel he drained his eight foot birdie putt to claim the 2016 Oates Vic Open.

Naming it a shot in a hundred Long said that chip out of the reeds ranks in his top-10 best ever career plays. A lofty title given Long has been a Tour Professional for 26 years.

While Millar would be disappointed not to have claimed the win, his runner-up finish continues his excellent form from 2015 where he notched up an incredible 11 top-10 finishes.

Finishing in a tie for third place were Aron Price and Scott Strange on a tournament total 11-under 277.

Local boy Ben Eccles was disappointed to bogey his final hole to finish on 10-under the card however that saw him placed at T5 on the leaderboard alongside Josh Geary, Ryan Carter, Michael Wright and Michael Sim.

The PGA Tour of Australasia now moves to Huntingdale Golf Club in Melbourne for the Mercedes-Benz Truck and Bus Victorian PGA Championship.

For all final scores from the Oates Vic Open please visit pga.org.au.

For the full PGA Tour of Australasia schedule please visit pga.org.au.

For the PGA Tour of Australasia Order of Merit following the Oates Vic Open please visit pga.org.au.

Quick Quotes:

Michael Long, 69, 70, 67, 69, 13-under 275, champion

"It was sitting up high so it was a little baseball shot and I said to my caddy `here we go, it’s a wing and a prayer’ and it came out perfect."

"What can you say? I don’t want to say it was a pure fluke because I had some idea what I was going to do. But I could not do that again in probably 100 attempts."

"That was pretty special – that one will live for a long time. I feel a little bit sad for Matthew because I had no right to make four from there."