Rod Pampling has defeated Marcus Fraser on the third hole of a sudden-death play-off to win the $1.5 million Sportsbet Masters at Huntingdale Golf Club.
The pair finished tied on 12 under par 276 while tournament favourite Robert Allenby finished in third place on 279.
Allenby battled with his putter all day and didn’t recover from a disastrous late double bogey.
Pampling started the day at seven under, three shots behind overnight leaders Allenby and Michael Sim, and shot a closing 67 which included five birdies and an eagle. Fraser, five shots off the pace after 54 holes, hit the lead with six birdies on the front nine and held it together in the run home for a round of 65.
The play-off was down the par four18th, the toughest hole on the course, and twice they walked off with pars. In the end, it came down to a six-foot putt for par that Fraser missed and a three-footer that Pampling made.
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