Playing in her first event in Port Macquarie, the 17-year-old from Pelican Waters held on to win the 36-hole event by one shot.

“Uncle Greg is a member at the course, so he gave me a lot of help in the practice rounds before the tournament,” Griffin said.

“It gave me a rough idea of where to go, so that did help a lot.”

In the end there wasn’t much in it with Kew golfer Piper Hollis and Port Macquarie’s Patty Gardiner falling just short in a tie for second.

Griffin’s consistent rounds of 86 and 85 set up her narrow victory over Hollis (rounds of 87 and 85) and a fast-finishing Gardiner (rounds of 93 and 79).

It was the first time the Queenslander had played at the picturesque Port Macquarie layout.

“It was a beautiful course; it was very tricky and the greens were lightning fast but I somehow managed to put those putts in the hole which saved me a lot of shots,” she said.

“It’s great to have a taste of what it’s like to win so hopefully it’s the start of many more.”

She said the key to her win was not looking too far ahead and taking it “one shot at a time”.

“I was more concentrating on myself," she said.

“I didn’t think ahead because I know that gets me into a lot of trouble if I start doing that and I get a bit anxious.

“I don’t think about the win until the end because it’s not really a score until the end so keeping a steady pace really helped me get through that.”

The teenager has regularly finished in the top 10 at previous events, but her success at the Seaside Classic was one she hoped would be the start of a positive run.

“I’ve won a couple of tournaments but I’ve placed more in the top 10, but it was a good win this one,” she said.

“I haven’t played this one before so it was a new experience.

“It feels great; I put in a lot of effort coming into this tournament so it’s quite rewarding to me.”

Griffin first picked up a club a little under four years ago and it was satisfying to hold off such a “strong field.”

“I think I putted well, and just kept a steady pace,” she said.

“I think if I’d have missed those putts I’d have had a lot higher score especially under those conditions.

“The greens were very fast today but similar to yesterday so I took that into account.”

After her first-up success, the Queensland teenager admitted she’d return.

“We’ve got family up here so it really works in well, but definitely, I love the course and the people are lovely,” she said.

“We’ll be back.”