Windred, No. 11 in the Golfweek/AmateurGolf.com World Ranking and the highest-ranked player in the field, finished 72 holes at Avondale Golf Club in Pymble, Australia with a 9-under 275 total. His final-round 68 included four birdies and a bogey.
“Last year I hit it awful and scrapped it around to get the win, but this year, it was better,” Windred said. “I could’ve holed more putts this week, which is usually my strength, but I’m so happy with the way I hung in there. I’m pretty speechless at the moment, really.”
Next up for Windred is the Victorian Open at 13th beach, by far the biggest tournament he has played in.
It was a show-what-you’ve-got kind of day at Avondale, with the best round coming from a player who was six groups ahead of Windred. That was fellow Aussie Jediah Morgan, who had a final-round 66 that included only one bogey, at the second.
Morgan climbed all the way into solo second, at 8 under, with that round. Jordan Garner, with rounds of 71-66-69-71, was solo third another shot back.
Jye Pickin, the Avondale local who flew out to the first- and second-round lead with opening 66s, had closing rounds of 74 to finish sixth.
In the women’s division, Korean KK Park cruised to a sizable eight-shot win over compatriot Min A Yoon. Interestingly, the 18-year-old had an edge from the word go after eagling her opening hole.
“I am so happy because it is my first win in a major tournament,” Park said.
Information from Golf New South Wales used in this report