Aussie Bowditch holds on to capture Texas Open

San Antonio: Australia`s Steven Bowditch claimed his maiden win on the US PGA tour on Sunday, carding a four-over 76 for a one-shot victory in the Texas Open.

The 30-year-old Bowditch tapped in a short bogey putt on the par-five 18th to seal the win over runners-up Will MacKenzie and Daniel Summerhays. The victory earns him a trip to the Masters where his Aussie compatriot Adam Scott is the defending champion. Bowditch, who is ranked 339th in the world, had a roller-coaster round Sunday that included that bogey on 18 as he finished with an eight-under 280 total at the TPC San Antonio. Bowditch entered the fourth round with a three-shot cushion over Matt Kuchar and Andrew Loupe. The Newcastle native needed all of it as his Sunday round included two birdies, four bogeys and one double bogey. MacKenzie (70) and Summerhays (71) shared second place at seven-under 282, while Kuchar and Loupe shot matching three-over 75s to share fourth on six-under 282. Zach Johnson (72), Jim Furyk (71), Jerry Kelly (71) and Brendon Todd (68) shared sixth at five-under.