Simon Hawkes has claimed his second Ladbrokes Pro-Am Series win in 2019 with a one shot victory at the Murrumbidgee Country Club Furphy Pro-Am.

In the final event of the ACT swing of the series a strong field gathered at Murrumbidgee Country Club in perfect conditions.

Defending champion Hawkes’ impressive round of 7-under 65 saw him claim back-to-back wins at the venue.

Following a steady start to his round, Hawkes put his foot down on the back-9 with birdies on the 14^th, 15^th, 16^th, 17^th holes leading the Tasmanian to victory.

“It’s great to be back at Murrumbidgee Country Club and very happy to win here back-to-back,” said Hawkes.

“I had a great group of amateurs today and we had a whole lot of fun out there.”

Getting some competitive golf in before he heads back to the Japan Golf Tour was Brendan Jones whose round of 6-under 66 saw him to a runner-up finish.

Rounding out the top five on 3-under 69 were Anthony Choat, Colin Banham, Jay Mackenzie, James Nitties, Matthew Millar, Alex Edge, Darren Beck and Anthony Marchesani.

The Ladbrokes Pro-Am Series now moves to Queensland for the Brookwater Pro-Am from 26-17 April, 2019.

Strong squally weather meant players hadto be at their best to tackle the Murrumbidgee Country Club layout at the Furphy Murrumbidgee Ladbrokes Pro-Am.

Victorian Rory Bourke was the leader following the opening round, and despite struggling with his game he shot an impressive 3-under 69 to take a one shot lead into the final round.

With eight players within two shots of the lead after the first round it was hard to picka winner.

Simon Hawkes prevailed with rounds of 70 and 68 for a two round total of 6-under 138..

Hawkes has a new found confidence after winning the Oates Vic Open earlier this year after stepping up to the ISPS HANDA PGA Tour of Australasia from the Ladbrokes Pro-Am Series.

“I drove it really well and left my ball in good spots which was important in the windy conditions. I only dropped two shots over the two days which went a long way to my victory,” said Hawkes.

Western Australian Simon Houston, who took up the Head Professional role at Forbes Golf Club in country NSW recently, was a gallant runner-up.

His scores of 71 and 69 saw him finish at 4-under the card  and was even more impressive given the last pro-am he played was almost a year ago.

Overnight leader Rory Bourke finished tied third with Nathan Green and Matthew Millar at 2-under the card.

The Furphy Murrumbidgee Ladbrokes Pro-Am completes the ACT swing of the Ladbrokes Pro-Am Series.