Ryggs Johnston, in just his second start on the DP World Tour, won by three shots to claim the 2024 ISPS Handa Australian Open. He also punched his ticket to the 2025 Open Championship. Johnston tied for 42nd in his DPWT debut last week, this after having to navigate Q school on the European circuit.

Already exhausted from three stages of DP World Tour Q-School and last week’s season-opening Australian PGA, Johnston wasn’t afforded a practice round on Kingston Heath, site of the Aussie’s national open and only Johnston’s second career start as a DPWT member, because of inclement weather.

Ryggs Johnston, who recently graduated from Arizona State, earned the biggest win of his young career in Australia.