The Australian will hold the Brodie Breeze Trophy for a second time after shooting an eight-under-par 63 in the final round today to finish on 21-under par.<\/p>\n
He took the lead on the 13th<\/sup> with a birdie when overnight co-leader Lucas Herbert made a double bogey for a three-shot swing.<\/p>\n Herbert had a chance to draw level after he made birdie on the 17th<\/sup> but in search of a rare birdie on the par-3 18th<\/sup>, he it into the water.<\/p>\n Herbert finished on 19-under for runner-up, two shots ahead of another Australian Nick Flanagan who shot a five-under 66 to finish on 17-under par, with overnight co-leader Joohyung Kim a further shot back on 16-under.<\/p>\n The leading New Zealanders were 2017 Champion Michael Hendry and Wairarapa professional Harry Bateman on 15-under par.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n The 2011 Champion Brad Kennedy has joined select company as a two-time winner of the New Zealand Open, presented by Sky Sport.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"