Crowd erupts as super Smith wins homecoming

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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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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.

"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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