Victorian Andrew Martin claimed a third PGA Tour of Australasia title in winning the Tailor-made Building Services NT PGA Championship.
A last round 71 on a day where players battled 34-degree heart and blustery winds which baked the Palmerston Golf and Country Club course, was enough for Martin to register a 13-under par tournament total and a two shot win.
New South Welshman Nathan Barbieri, who has six top-three finishes without a win over the past five years, was one of four players to shoot 69, the lowest score on Sunday. Barbieri finished second, with Jake McLeod outright third at nine-under.
For the 41-year-old Martin it was his third victory in the past four years, adding to earlier wins at the Webex Players Series Sydney and Victorian PGA Championship. This time around he managed to win with his wife, Rachel and mother Robyn, on hand to congratulate him beside the 18th green.
“It’s pretty special. The two times I’ve won, they haven’t been there, even though one was in Victoria, but it was on the other side of the bay,” Martin said.
“It is special to have them here, but my mind was firmly on the golf and trying to hit golf shots today.
“I think it’s just getting better with age as they say. I’m probably trusting my game a bit more. You don’t have to do anything too special, you’ve just got to play to what is best for me.”
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