Elvis Smylie became the first winner of the 2025 Race to Dubai season as he claimed his maiden DP World Tour title on home soil at the BMW Australian PGA Championship.
Key facts: Elvis Smylie's victory at the BMW Australian PGA Championship
· His first DP World Tour victory in his 16th appearance
· Won his first Challenger PGA Tour of Australasia title last month at the Bowra & O'Dea Nexus Advisernet WA Open
· Leads the Non-Member R2D Points List but would top the Race to Dubai Rankings on 500 points if he takes up DP World Tour membership
· Rises more than 500 spots to a career-high 253rd on the Official World Golf Ranking, up from 736th
· It is the seventh victory for an Australian player at this event since it has appeared on the DP World Tour International Schedule (2016 to 2020 and 2023 to present seasons), following Nathan Holman (2016), (Cam Smith 2018, 19, 23), Adam Scott (2020) and Min Woo Lee (2024)
· It is the first win for an Australian player on the DP World Tour since Min Woo Lee at this event last season
· It is the 142nd win by an Australian player on the DP World Tour
