Victorian teenager Ryan Ruffels has become the youngest player ever to win the prestigious 106-year-old Riversdale Cup.

Shin and Ruffels with the silverware at the Riversdale Cup. PHOTO: Anthony Powter/Snapeture Sports via Riversdale GC

The 15-year-old came from 11 shots back heading into the weekend to claim the title by a shot over fellow Victorian Todd Sinnott.

Ruffels, the son of former Australian Davis Cup tennis player Ray, was four shots off the lead heading in the final round but a closing two under 70 from Ruffels, against Sinnott’s 75, saw him capture the trophy, which has the names of the likes of Ivo Whitton, Alex Russell, Kevin Hartley, Mike Clayton, Robert Allenby and Aaron Baddeley etched into it.

Ruffels, a year 11 student at Haileybury College, said it still hadn’t sunk in that he had won such a coveted trophy.

“I managed to get into the lead early in the final round and held on from there,” Ruffels said.

“Todd is one of my best mates and it was a lot of fun to be out there playing with someone you’re mates with. “I haven’t really sat down yet to soak it all in.”

Ruffels is the youngst player to win the Riversdale Cup in its 106-year history. PHOTO: Getty Images

There was no rest for Ruffels, who started with the Australian Institute of Sport golf program only last week, was out with fellow AIS players running up and down sand dunes on the Mornington Peninsula the morning after his win.

In the women’s event, Shelly Shin, from Sydney’s Concord Golf Club, was a runaway winner of the title as she was the only player to finish the four rounds under par. The 15-year-old had rounds of 72-71-72-5 to finish at two under and 15 strokes clear of second place player Bianca Ling, of Victoria.