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Brazel the toast of Lismore after jumping from 480 to 147 in the world
As recently as a few weeks ago before the Australian PGA the country's latest worldwide winner was thinking about chucking it in. But Sam Brazel can now look forward to a spot of summer fly fishing and lawn mowing in the northern rivers safe in the knowledge his future is sorted after a life-changing Hong Kong Open win.