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Bo van Pelt ... plays out of the bunker on the way to his Perth International win. Source:AAP
World No.24 Bo van Pelt prevailed in the battle of the Americans to win the inaugural $2 million Perth International at Lake Karrinyup on Sunday.
Van Pelt started the day one stroke clear of countryman Jason Dufner, and two ahead of 20-year-old Argentine Emiliano Grillo.
Grillo, who led by as many as five strokes early in his third round, failed to keep the fire burning on Sunday, shooting a tame two-over 74 to leave van Pelt and Dufner to fight it out for the trophy.
World No.10 Dufner had his moments, chipping in for birdie on the par-five seventh, and also sending a beautiful approach shot to within 15cm of the hole at the par-four 14th.
But van Pelt was up to the challenge, carding a four-under 68 to finish 16-under for the tournament and two clear of Dufner.
He pocketed $US333,330 ($A323,103) for the win, and said he was looking forward to defending his title next year.
But while the win gave van Pelt something to celebrate, it was tinged with sadness as he dedicated his first European Tour victory to popular caddie Scott Steele, who died of a heart-attack on Friday at the age of 55.
"To see that he had passed on was tough news," van Pelt said.
"Scotty has been great to me ever since I was a rookie.
"The best way to honour a guy like that was to have a great attitude, to have a lot of energy.
"That's how he lived his life. He was a good man that will be sorely missed by anyone who ever came in contact with him."
Spain's Alejandro Canizares finished third at 11-under, with Kiwi Michael Hendry two strokes further back in fourth.
Grillo dropped two shots on his final three holes to finish at eight-under, but his equal fifth-place finish should be enough for the world No.516 to retain his European Tour card for next year.
Defending Australian Open winner Greg Chalmers was in the hunt for a top-three finish, but a double-bogey on the 16th and bogey on the 17th saw him tumble to 10th at seven-under.
"I wish I could have one swing back - the tee shot off the 16th when I made a double bogey," Chalmers said after shooting a one-under 71 in his final round.
"I figured out after nine holes today I was never going to win the tournament.
"But I was in a good position to have a top-three or top-five position, and I blew it over the last few holes."
Former world No.3 Paul Casey produced one of the best rounds of the day, shooting a five-under 67 to make a surge up the leaderboard.
But his three-over 75 on Friday cost him any real chance of victory, with the Englishman forced to settle for a tie for fifth at eight-under along with Grillo, Scott Jamieson, Rhys Davies and David Howell.
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