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span class="inline inline-center">Victor: Michio Matsumura of Japan (left) and Jakarta Deputy Governor Basuki '€œAhok'€ Tjahaja Purnama pose with Michio'€™s winning trophy after the Enjoy Jakarta Indonesia PGA Championship at Damai Indah Golf and Country Club, Bumi Serpong Damai course, Tangerang, on Sunday. Courtesy of OneAsia

Japan'€™s Michio Matsumura birdied the last three holes on Sunday to snatch victory by one shot in a rain-interrupted final round of the US$1 million Enjoy Jakarta Indonesia PGA Championship.

The 31-year-old had rounds of 65, 67, 67 and 68 to finish 21 under par on the Bumi Serpong Damai course at the Damai Indah Golf and Country Club (DIGCC) in Serpong, Tangerang, to claim the $180,000 first prize at a tournament co-sanctioned by OneAsia and the Japan Tour.

Australian Rhein Gibson (62) and Filipino Juvic Pagunsan (69) shared second place, while China'€™s Wu Ashun (69) came in fourth.

Matsumura trailed overnight leader Park Sang-hyun by one shot going into the final round, and looked to have blown his chance after starting with a bogey and then doubling at the sixth. But they were followed by six birdies on a blistering back nine.

Matsumura, a three-time previous winner on the Japan Tour, said he was delighted to win his first tournament overseas.

'€œIt has been my dream since I became a professional to win a tournament outside Japan,'€ he said. '€œIt is a great honor to win this title, and on such a beautiful course.'€

Gibson had set the pace earlier in the day with a scorching 62, which that equaled the course record set by Gaganjeet Bhullar in 2007.

The 28-year-old graduate of OneAsia'€™s Q-School is the official world record holder of the lowest-ever score by a professional '€” a 17-under-par 55 at the River Oaks Golf Club in his adopted home of Oklahoma '€” but Sunday'€™s round was a career best in a sanctioned tournament.

Gibson, who finished fourth at OneAsia'€™s Emirates Australian Open last year to win a place to the 2014 Open Championship in the UK, had an eagle, 10 birdies and two bogeys in an astonishing round, which was stalled when he was stranded on the 17th hole for nearly three hours following a sudden thunderstorm.

'€œI had some good yardages and just hit it to within a couple of feet,'€ he said. '€œI had some really cheap birdies and that'€™s what really got me going.'€

Bogeys on 10 and 14 saw Pagunsan, a winner here in 2007, slip out of contention, but he birdied three of the last four holes to bounce back into contention.

'€œIt just wasn'€™t going to be the day today,'€ he said.

The leading Korean finisher was fifth-placed Maeng Dong-seop (65), who closed at 17 under par, while local player George Gandranata (71) had a share of 37th at nine.

The Enjoy Jakarta Indonesia PGA Championship, presented by the Indonesia Port Corporation, was the season opener for both OneAsia and the Japan Tour and was broadcast around the world '€” and streamed live outside Asia '€” to hundreds of millions of homes, clubs and other venues.