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Cameron Smith has weathered the tempest to triumph the Australian PGA Championship astatine Royal Queensland, sending his location assemblage to unreality nine.

The Australian cult leader survived 2 stoppages for inclement weather and charging countryman Jason Scrivener to clinch the Kirkwood Cup.

It's Smith's 3rd consecutive Australian PGA Championship triumph and his latest occurrence successful a increasing database of achievements.

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Cameron Smith sends an adoring location assemblage to seventh eden with triumph successful the Australian PGA Championship. (Bradley Kanaris via Getty Images)

It marked the 5th triumph of the twelvemonth for Smith, whose biggest triumph to day remains his daze Open Championship triumph astatine St Andrews.

There was a tiny scare for Smith connected the last time successful Brisbane, who recovered himself successful a three-way necktie for the pb astatine 11 under.

In the end, the antheral with the mullet was capable to agelong his legs retired to 14-under and with it took a three-shot triumph implicit Scrivener and Ryo Hisatsune.

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"It's awesome mate," Smith told Wide World of Sports' Todd Woodbridge.

"I truly didn't deliberation I had it successful maine this week, to beryllium honest.

"The commencement of the week was truly scratchy and the crippled conscionable got amended and amended arsenic the week went connected - different than the beforehand 9 today."

Smith admitted the uncertainty with the seasonably tropical Queensland upwind did play havoc with his rhythm.

"I conjecture it's conscionable a small spot frustrating," helium said.

"You're benignant of successful the mojo a small spot and for it to beryllium stopped, not erstwhile but twice, was a small spot frustrating.

"I conscionable held onto it and played truly coagulated those past 8 holes."

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