Ogilvy claims Australian PGA win

FINAL ROUND LEADERBOARD (Aus unless stated):
-14 G Ogilvy -12 M Goggin -11 R Pampling, P Senior, S Strange -10 C Gaunt, W Ormsby, W Perske, B Rumford, J Senden
Selected others: -9 T Clark (SA), P O'Malley -4 S Appleby

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Ogilvy saw off his fellow countrymen to win his first title on home soil

Former US Open champion Geoff Ogilvy fired a final round of 69 to win the Australian PGA championship in Coolum.

It was a first career victory in his native Australia for Ogilvy, who recently finished third in the HSBC Champions tournament in China.

He finished on 14 under par, two strokes ahead of fellow countryman Mathew Goggin, who had led after three rounds but hit three bogeys in his 72.

"It's nice that I've done it, and I'd like to get a few more," Ogilvy said.

"There is an element where you'd think it would be easier because it is not a US tour field - there's no Phil Mickelson, Sergio Garcia and Tiger Woods and all that.

It was a great opportunity, and I just threw it away Runner-up Mathew Goggin

"You'd say world ranking-wise it might be bit easier but it's not. We only get two or three chances a year [here], versus 20-something chances a year in the US. And when we come back maybe we try too hard."

Peter Senior, Scott Strange and Rod Pampling were tied for third place, a shot behind Goggin, who added: "It was a great opportunity, and I just threw it away."

The highest-placed non-Australian was South Africa's Tim Clark, who finished tied for 11th place on nine under par.

Ogilvy, who won the US Open at Winged Foot in 2006, won the WGC-CA Championship in March to end a run of seven straight wins by Tiger Woods.

The Australian Open - seen as part of the "Triple Crown" of Australian golf, along with the Australian Masters and PGA - begins at Royal Sydney on Thursday.

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