Elvis Smylie has come agonisingly close to his first overseas triumph and Min Woo Lee fell just a little short but the two Australian hopes ended up thwarted by an unexpected American in Paris at the French Open.
Five-time major winner Brooks Koepka, in the final group with Lee, was everyone's tip to be the main US threat in Sunday's (Monday AEST) denouement at the Golf de Saint-Nom-La-Breteche course -- but instead it was unsung Michael Kim who won the day with the most spectacular finish.
Earning his first victory in over seven years, Kim made back-to-back birdies at the 16th and 17th to move into the outright lead with just a hole remaining, before getting up-and-down from a bunker and holing a 16-foot par putt to seal a one-shot win.
