Australian Elvis Smylie shot a 4-under 67 to win the 54-hole BMW Australian PGA Championship on Sunday by two shots after a final round shootout with his compatriot and former mentor Cameron Smith.

Australian PGA winner Elvis Smylie has the “right team” around him and the game to handle the swift ascension to the big time that other previous young winners of the tournament haven’t, according to his superstar peers.

Elvis Smylie has stared down Cameron Smith at his pet event to win the Australian PGA Championship and book a return to the European tour.

Nov 24 (Reuters) - Local professional Elvis Smylie held off former British Open champion Cameron Smith down the back nine to win the Australian PGA Championship at Royal Queensland Golf Club in Brisbane on Sunday.

Elvis Smylie has stared down Cameron Smith at his pet event to win the Australian PGA Championship and book a return to the European tour. The 22-year-old from the Gold Coast, son of former tennis star Liz Smylie, produced a string of clutch par saves and dodged Smith’s last desperate swings in a bogey-free Sunday at Royal Queensland.

Cameron Smith and Elvis Smylie are co-leaders heading into the final round of the Australian PGA Championship. The tournament was reduced to three rounds, 54 holes, after rain washed out play at Royal Queensland on Friday. The third and final round of the Australian PGA Championship will be held at Royal Queensland on Sunday.

Cameron Smith joined early leader Elvis Smylie at the top of the rain-affected Australian PGA Championship leaderboard in Brisbane ahead of the final round, having hit a six-under par 65 at Royal Queensland Golf Club on Saturday.

Cameron Smith joined early leader Elvis Smylie at the top of the rain-affected Australian PGA Championship leaderboard in Brisbane ahead of the final round, having hit a six-under par 65 at Royal Queensland Golf Club on Saturday.