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John Salvado

Smylie, Herbert playing for keeps at NZ Open

Elvis Smylie looks right at home at Millbrook Resort ahead of the NZ Open. (Michael Thomas/AAP PHOTOS)

Lucas Herbert acknowledges it's very much a case of advantage Elvis Smylie as two of Australian golf's young guns square off at the New Zealand Open this week.

At stake is one of the most storied national Opens in professional golf, the Australasian Tour Order of Merit (OOM) title and direct entry into the British Open and - almost certainly - the US PGA.

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