Australian William Hawkins, who has been living in the United States for several years, won his second national open title last weekend when the U.S. Championships were contested over two days near Washington D.C.

The former Canberran was a minute behind Canadian Mike Smith after the first day, but was the only person in the field who was able to put two days together in the testing, low-visibility gully-spur terrain, coming second on both days to win by five minutes overall. Smith was second and Lachezar Iliev third.

It was a second American title for Hawkins, his first win coming in 2004. He has been largely absent from the Australian scene in recent years, his best local result coming when he won the M20 Australian title in 1997.

Results for the event are available.