Victorian golfer Todd Sinnott has scored a maiden professional win, claiming the Myanmar Open just two weeks after earning his ticket to play on the Asian Tour.
Rated one of Australia's brightest amateur prospects before turning professional almost two years ago, Sinnott beat Spaniard Carlos Pigem by three shots in the $A1 million event.
He finished at 14-under-par for a four-round total of 270.
Sinnott moved into contention at the Pun Hlaing Golf Club in Yangon with a third-round 64 that included an eagle on the par-4 14th when he hit his driver 327m to 3m before sinking the putt.
He showed no signs of nerves on Sunday, opening with birdies on two of the first three holes.
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After further birdies at the 10th, 13th and 14th, Sinnott established a three-shot lead.
He sealed his win with a birdie at the par-5 18th to sign for a closing round of 65.
Sinnott has been earmarked for success as a professional since first coming to prominence playing as an amateur in the 2014 Australian Open won by Jordan Spieth.
Going into the weekend at the Australian Golf Club, Sinnott was one shot off the lead before finishing with rounds of 73 and 78.
He plied his trade on the Australian and European Challenge circuits last year with modest results before trying to win a place on the Asian Tour.
The 23-year-old achieved that when he finished second to compatriot Richard Green earlier this month at the Asian Tour Q-School where he lost in a playoff.
Going into the Myanmar Open with a world ranking of 706, Sinnott made his debut on the Asian Tour at last week's Singapore Open and finished a respectable 26th.
Sinnott said he followed the example of a lot of Australians in using the Asian Tour to gain experience.
"I needed to get out of Australia and try to progress up the Tours," he said after the third round.
"I know most of the Australians who play on the European Tour, played on the Asian Tour before moving up."
Fellow Australians Matthew Griffin and Adam Bland finished six shots behind Sinnott as the next best Australians.
Griffin had a final-round 66 and Bland finished with a 71 to be in a share of 15th place.
