Sinnott’s victory at the Pun Hlaing Golf Club in Yangon comes just two weeks after earning his playing rights to the Asian Tour at Q-School.

The big-hitting 24-year-old surged into contention over the weekend with a course record equalling third round 64, which included an eagle on the par-4 14th where he hit his tee shot 327 metres onto the green and holed the putt.

After hitting six balls into the water in the opening two rounds, Sinnott had fought his way from just making the 36-hole cut and into a tied for fourth heading into the final day.

His rich vein of form continued in the final round with birdies at the 1st and 3rd holes. Four more birdies on the back nine saw him signing for a flawless 65, a 14 under total and a three-shot win over Spain’s Carlos Pigem (68). Korean pair Sungjae Im (65) and K.T. Kim (71) as well as Filipino Miguel Tabuena (69) were all a further shot back in a tie for third.

Todd Sinnott thanks the gallery after a birdie late in his round. PHOTO: Paul Lakatos/Getty Images.

Sinnott, who started with week with a world ranking of 706, made his Asian Tour debut at the Singapore Open last week and finished 26th. He is the first Asian Tour Q-School rookie to win since Thailand’s Danthai Boonma achieved the feat at the 2015 Singapore Open.

“It is a fantastic day to get my first win as a professional,” Sinnott said. “I birdied two in a row on 13 and 14 and when I did that I knew that if I finish strongly I would have a good chance at winning.

“I knew where I was the whole day and knew what I had to do to get up with the leaders and keep pushing on. I was really focussed the whole day to try and shoot the lowest score that I could shoot.

“With eight holes to go in the second round, I was three-over-par in the tournament and I managed to birdie two holes and eagle one of the holes so I was four-under in the last eight.

“I know the course suits me. You need to be on the fairways all the time to attack the greens. I can hit it a lot higher than most of the guys out here and put the spin on the ball. I knew I could shoot a couple of low numbers during the weekend but I didn’t think I would win.

“I feel a little bit relieved to get that first win. Excited and pretty proud as well. I’m proud with the way I played today.”

FINAL LEADERBOARD    

He said he drew on the experience of going low in the final round at Q-School to push him to victory in Yangon.

“Qualifying School was two weeks ago but that was huge for me because I shot 10-under in the last round and lost in a play-off,” he said. “To actually shoot that number in the last round that gave me a lot of confidence coming into today.

“The main objective during that week (Qualifying School) was to get my card but I was disappointed not to win after coming close. Losing at Qualifying School hurt a little bit but it proved that I can shoot a low number on the last day.”

Sinnott collected US$135,000 for the victory and is second on the Asian Tour Order of Merit through two events.