Andrew Novak comfortably won the VidantaWorld Mexico Open on Sunday, finishing up five strokes clear of joint runners-up, Steven Fisk and Kristoffer Ventura.

The tournament was played on the magnificent Vidanta Vallarta Golf Course on Mexico’s west coast.

There was some brilliant golf produced by many players throughout the week, especially the champion, Andrew Novak.

Despite Fisk and Ventura posting exceptional final round scores of 63, they never once got close enough to Novak to trouble him.

The story of the week was obviously Novak winning a solo event on the PGA Tour for the first time in his career.

However, late on Sunday afternoon, there was another very interesting storyline, although it was unfortunately not a feel-good one.

Doug Ghim cost himself over $250K in Mexico on Sunday

Unfortunately for Doug Ghim, his week in Mexico ended in truly disastrous fashion on Sunday afternoon.

The 30-year-old played some mightily impressive golf throughout the week at Vidanta Vallarta.

Rounds of 65, 68 and 64 left him in a really strong position heading into the final round on Sunday, and he was cruising along on five-under for the day before he dropped a shot on the 14th hole.

That took him back to four-under, but he steadied the ship with three consecutive pars before he reached the 18th hole.

A par would have been good enough to secure Ghim a tie for second, and the $454,000 cheque that came along with it.

However, his drive found the left rough on the 436-yard par-four. His approach narrowly avoided the water which guards the front right hand side of the green, but it left him a really difficult pitch.

He then failed to make proper contact with his ball and was left with a similar pitch for his fourth shot. Ghim chipped his ball to around 30 feet away from the hole, before two-putting for a double bogey six.

It all happened so quickly and, in truth, Ghim didn’t even play the final hole that poorly. However, that double bogey saw him drop down into a tie for sixth, and a cheque worth $198,750 – $255,250 less than he would have received had he made a four on his final hole.

It’s such a shame that his final round ended in that fashion, because he played some wonderful golf throughout the week at the VidantaWorld Mexico Open. Elite level sport is ruthless, though, and Doug Ghim will undoubtedly do his best to brush this disappointment off as soon as possible.