UK amateur golfer Oliver Smith, who lives in Portugal, won handily at the Palmares Open IV, scoring 17 under par and a 199 total. The win is a career benchmark for Smith, who was as consistent and competent as anyone during the three-day event.

Oliver Smith opened the tournament with a round of 69 on day 1, then recorded two successive 65s in the next two days to win by 2 strokes. His performance for the three days demonstrated his presence of mind under pressure as he went about playing the challenging Lagos / Praia Combination of the Palmares course without any effort.