Korean upstages stars at WA golf event Former world No.1 amateur Jin Jeong overcame a case of the yips to win a sudden-death playoff at the $US2 million ($A2.08 million) Perth International. West Australian Brody Ninyette was three shots clear of the pack midway through his final round, but two bogeys in his final three holes left Jeong to battle it out with England's Ross Fisher in a one-hole playoff. Fisher was in big trouble after fluffing his chip onto the green and then sending his four-metre putt wide, leaving Jeong with a one-metre putt to secure victory. The Korean world No.1066 nervously nailed the putt to secure his first title as a professional and a $US333,330 winner's cheque. More importantly, the win gave him a two-year exemption on the European Tour, and entry into the upcoming $US8.5 million ($A8.84 million) HSBC World Golf Championship in Shanghai. I was nervous. I was shaking but I controlled myself pretty well all day," Jeong said. This means a lot. I was going to go back to the second stage of qualifying school after next week, but I don't have to do that anymore. Fisher was disappointed not to come away with the win, but his second place was enough to rocket him into 43rd place in the Race to Dubai standings. Ninyette finished equal third with little-known Australian Dimitrios Papadatos and England's Danny Willett, while Brett Rumford finished sixth at seven-under. World No.21 Dustin Johnson shot a six-under 66 on Sunday to finish at four-under, while defending champion Bo van Pelt was one stroke further back. Jeong had two spells as the No.1 ranked amateur in 2010, and he also became the first Asian to win The Amateur Championship. But the 23-year-old has struggled to make ends meet since turning professional in 2011. All that's set to change, with his win in Perth allowing him to compete in Europe's top tournaments for the next two years. Jeong moved to Victoria as a 16-year-old in 2006, but said he wasn't sure if he'd ever represent Australia. "Koreans don't really like you changing your nationality, so I'm not sure on that one," he said. Although Ninyette failed to secure his first professional win, he at least secured his card on the PGA Tour of Australasia for another year. My main object was to try to save my card for next year after a lousy start of the year. So I'm pretty stoked," he said. Ireland's Peter Lawrie, who finished a tie for 18th, was also feeling relieved after retaining his European Tour card. "I've never felt so much pressure than I've felt in the past eight weeks," Lawrie said. Can't sleep, can't eat properly, it's just horrendous. I wouldn't wish it in my worst enemy.