Allenby wins crown

Published December 5, 2005

MELBOURNE, Dec 4: Australia’s Robert Allenby won his second successive tournament on home soil with a one-shot victory in the Australian PGA at Coolum in Queensland on Sunday.

Leading scores:

270 - Robert Allenby (AUS) 68-71-64-67

271 - Mathew Goggin (AUS) 68-74-66-63

275 - Rod Pampling (AUS) 70-71-65-69, Nick O’Hern (AUS) 74-67-65-69, Nathan Green (AUS) 68-67-68-72

276 - John Senden (AUS) 72-70-67-67, Wade Ormsby (AUS) 71-66-69-70

279 - Stuart Appleby (AUS) 72-71-67-69

280 - Marcus Fraser (AUS) 72-70-70-68, Peter O’Malley (AUS) 71-71-70-68, Richard Green (AUS) 71-71-69-69, Steven Bowditch (AUS) 70-66-70-74

281 - Michael Campbell (NZL) 71-69-67-74.—AFP

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