After closing with a two-under-par 68 to finish on 19-under-par, Ancer was two shots ahead of American Cameron Young, with Victorian Lucas Herbert two shots further back in solo third.

The 31-year-old Mexican conducted a masterclass in front running, at the Asian Tour’s season-opening event, to add the title to his resume that includes the 2018 Australian Open.

“That was my first ever wire-to-wire win,” said Ancer, whose steadiness at the helm was made possible by a solid, repeatable golf swing and sound putting stroke.

“I just didn't think about where I was on the leaderboard. I just felt like I just want to do that again. I played really good the first round, and I just felt like I wanted to keep that going.

“I kept telling myself, just imagine if I was in like 20th place and just got to go out there and shoot a low one. It worked out. I stayed in the moment. Didn't really think too much about the previous shots or what was coming after. So, I'm really happy with my frame of mind during these four rounds.”

Ancer led by two from Young at the start of the day and was caught by the American on the 7th but by the turn he had moved one ahead.

Aussie Lucas Herbert continued his strong start to the year with a third place finish. PHOTO: Luke Walker/WME IMG/WME IMG via Getty Images.

A closely fought contest was then expected over the closing holes but surprisingly Young made a bogey on the par-4 13th, where he found the water with his approach shot, before he made Ancer’s life much easier when he doubled the par-4 15th, after he chipped short and three putted.

It meant Ancer was four ahead with three to play and while Young rallied with birdies on 16 and 18 it was not enough to stop the Asian Tour witnessing only its second ever Mexican winner, after Carlos Espinosa’s success in the 1995 Canlubang Classic in the Philippines.

Remarkably, despite persistent windy conditions during the week Ancer only dropped two shots over the four rounds: on the 9th on Sunday and the 17th on day two.

“I kept telling myself, just imagine if I was in like 20th place and just got to go out there and shoot a low one. It worked out. I stayed in the moment." - Abraham Ancer.

Young matched Ancer’s 68 at Royal Greens Golf & Country Club to fall just two-shots short, the American said after the round, “It’s always disappointing but I think I played pretty well, and I’m playing a bunch the next few weeks. I think I’m in a nice place moving forward.”

“He [Ancer] played some really nice golf. He just didn’t make really any mistakes. I think he maybe made two bogeys this whole week, and with all the wind blowing as hard as it was, that’s, one, tremendous control of your golf ball, and two, I think just a lot of mental toughness.”

The result means Young has now recorded his eighth top-three finish since last year, which includes finishing second in The Open, and joint third in the PGA Championship.

“I’m proud of all those finishes. There's nothing I've thrown away, I don't think. If one or two of them was a four-shot lead that I didn't finish off, that's a bummer, but I've been beat a lot. I haven't thrown any of them away.”

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Herbert carded a 65 on Sunday to finish third for the second straight week after he recorded the same result at the Hero Dubai Desert Classic. Thailand’s Sadom Kaewkanjana re-iterated his position as one of the Asian Tour’s most exciting young players when he fired a 66 to secure fourth, another stroke behind.

Travis Smyth and Marc Leishman were the next best of the Aussie contingent sharing sixth at 12-under, while the top ranked Australian male Cameron Smith missed the weekend after rounds of 73-69 to open his 2023 campaign.