Endycott got hot again on Saturday, firing a six-under 64 to hold a five shot lead with 18 holes to play. The 25-year-old got off to a nervy start on the final day, making two bogeys and seven pars to turn in two-over-par before finding more of the birdies that had become common place during the week.

Making birdies at the par-4 14th and 16th holes, Endycott dropped another shot at the penultimate hole before a birdie at the last to sign for an even par 70 to reach 16-under and a five shot win over Englishman Ben Taylor.

“I have worked so hard. I just had a lot of disappointments in my life,” an emotional Endycott said after the round. “I never thought I would win over here, there was a time where I would think ‘Am I ever going to win again’, so it’s very special.

Endycott celebrates his birdie putt at the 16th on Sunday. PHOTO: Mike Mulholland/Getty Images.

“I can’t believe I got it done this week, I have just been so frustrated at golf for a long time, and it finally happened.”

Endycott, who represents Avondale Golf Club in Sydney and lost his mother to cancer as a young child, jumps from 103rd to 12th on the Korn Ferry Tour points list, putting him in a great position to potentially secure a PGA Tour card at the end of the season.

Now based in Scottsdale, Arizona, Endycott is the 36th Australian winner on what is now known as the Korn Ferry Tour that came into existence in 1990, and managed to even poke fun at himself when presented with the rocket shaped trophy that he might struggle to enjoy a celebratory drink out of.

“With my IQ this is the closest I will ever get to a rocket,” he joked during the trophy presentation.