Queenslander Rod Pampling has won the BMW Charity Pro-Am Presented by SYNNEX Corporation at the Thornblade Club in South Carolina firing 5-under 66 in the final round to end his week on 25-under and a two stroke victory over Texan Kelly Kraft.
Queenslander Rod Pampling has won the BMW Charity Pro-Am Presented by SYNNEX Corporation at the Thornblade Club in South Carolina firing 5-under 66 in the final round to end his week on 25-under and a two stroke victory over Texan Kelly Kraft.
"I don’t care where you’re playing, to shoot 25-under and win only by two, that’s a tribute to the quality of players out here," said Pampling,
"There are so many great players out here. It feels fantastic. It’s tough to win anywhere these days."
It’s been a great week for the two-time PGA TOUR winner who has been in control of the tournament in every round.
Pampling fired nine birdies in a bogey-free 63 opening round to give him his lowest career score on the Web.com Tour, which was followed up Friday by a second consecutive 63 to grab a four-shot lead.
A 25-footer for birdie on the 9th in round three helped the Queenslander to a 2-under 69 finish to maintain his lead going into the final round.
It’s been a tough month personally for Pampling with the passing of his father Kenneth recently.
"It was tough to focus but I spoke with my wife and my family about how to deal with it,"
"I had stuff written in my pocket to look at all day about him. I knew I couldn’t get ahead of myself, once you do you’ve got no chance. I wanted to honour him. I know he was watching."
Pampling is the first wire-to-wire winner on Tour this year and the first since Andres Gonzales at the 2014 Utah Championship.
On the Web.com Tour in 2015 Pampling has recorded one top-10 finish and a tie for 8th from three starts. He also finished T10 at the PGA TOUR’s Puerto Rico Open in March in what has been an encouraging start to the year for the Australian.