Who won the 2024 ISPS Handa Australian Open? Final leaderboard explored
On Sunday, December 1, Ryggs Johnston fired a third straight 68 to claim the ISPS Handa Australian Open. He finished at 18-under, beating Curtis Luck by a three-stroke margin for his maiden title in just his second DP World Tour start.
Johnston entered the final round of the ISPS Handa Australian Open with a shared two-stroke lead alongside Lucas Herbert. He began the day with an eagle and a birdie on the first three holes. He faced a bit of a slump with three bogeys over the next six holes but recovered well on the back nine with three more birdies to claim his first-ever title.
Ryggs Johnston was impressive from Day 1 at Melbourne Sandbelt, where he shot 65. He then grabbed the lead on the second day and never looked back. The 24-year-old, who usually plays on the PGA Tour Americas, was playing just his second event on the European Tour.
Herbert, who had a joint 54-hole lead at the ISPS Handa Australian Open, finished T5 after shooting 74, his worst round of the week. Luck jumped six spots to a runner-up finish after carding 68 in the final round.
Marc Leishman and Jasper Stubbs finished at 14-under for a T3 finish. Defending champion Joaquin Niemann tied for fifth at 12-under with five other players after shooting 72.
The final leaderboard for the 2024 ISPS Handa Australian Open explored
Here's the complete leaderboard for the 2024 ISPS Handa Australian Open:
- 1. Ryggs Johnston: -18
- 2. Curtis Luck: -15
- T3. Marc Leishman: -14
- T3. Jasper Stubbs: -14
- T5. Kiradech Aphibarnrat: -12
- T5. Harrison Crowe: -12
- T5. Joaquin Niemann: -12
- T5. Elvis Smylie: -12
- T5. Wenyi Ding: -12
- T5. Lucas Herbert: -12
- T11. Matthew Millar: -11
- T11. Adrien Saddier: -11
- T11. Harry Higgs: -11
- T11. Joel Girrbach: -11
- 15. Lukas Nemecz: -10
- T16. Freddy Schott: -9
- T16. Jordan Gumberg: -9
- T16. Oliver Lindell: -9
- 19. Nicolai von Dellingshausen: -8
- T20. David Law: -7
- T20. Matthew Southgate: -7
- T20. MK Kim: -7
- T23. Angel Ayora: -6
- T23. Sebastian Garcia: -6
- T23. Jack Buchanan: -6
- T23. Daniel Hillier: -6
- T27. Min Woo Lee: -5
- T27. Jacob Skov Oleson: -5
- T27. Manuel Elvira: -5
- T27. Brett Rumford: -5
- T27. Christobal Del Solar: -5
- T27. Filippo Celli: -5
- T27. Marco Penge: -5
- T34. Alexander Georg Frances: -4
- T34. Corey Lamb: -4
- T34. Kazuma Kobori: -4
- T34. Ivan Cantero: -4
- T34. Daniel Gale: -4
- T39. Jake McLeod: -3
- T39. Cameron Smith: -3
- T39. Jonathan Gøth-Rasmussen: -3
- T39. Darius van Driel: -3
- T39. Josh Geary: -3
- T39. Jamie Rutherford: -3
- T39. Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen: -3
- T46. Karl Vilips: -2
- T46. Ashun Wu: -2
- T46. Lawry Flynn: -2
- T49. Nick Voke: -1
- T49. James Gibellini: -1
- T49. Andrew Kelly: -1
- 52. Jannik De Bruyn: E
- 53. Cameron John: +1
- T54. Andrew Martin: +2
- T54. Alfredo Garcia-Heredia: +2
- T54. Ben Schmidt: +2
- T54. David Micheluzzi: +2
- T58. Pierre Pineau: +3
- T58. Josh Armstrong: +3
- T60. Jack Munro: +4
- T60. Jordan Zunic: +4
- T62. Nathan Page: +5
- T62. Tapio Pulkkanen: +5
- 64. Lachlan Barker: +8
- 65. Rintaro Nakano (a): +15