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LEHI, Utah -- Nicholas Lindheim won the Utah Championship on Sunday for his first Web.com Tour title and a likely spot next season on the PGA Tour.The 31-year-old Californian closed with a 3-under 69 at Thanksgiving Point to finish at 15-under 269 and beat playing partner J.J. Spaun by two strokes.Its amazing. Its beyond belief, Lindheim said. I dont even know. Its awesome. Im very happy, and my family will be even happier.Lindheim earned $117,000 to jump from 83rd to 14th on the money list with $153,694, with the top 25 at the end of the regular season earning PGA Tour cards. A self-taught player who took up golf at 19, he also has two career PGA Tour Latinoamerica victories.Lindheim had three birdies in a four-hole span in the middle of the round and bogeyed the par-3 15th. He took a two-stroke lead to the par-4 18th and matched Spaun with a bogey.Honestly, I just tried to focus on breathing -- that was my most important thing out there today, Lindheim said. Regardless of what anyone else did, were playing against the golf course. You cant control anything other than what you do, and I just kept that in the back of my mind. Lots of deep breaths, lots of thoughts of my family and knowing that this isnt make or break. This is something I chose to do. With that in the back of my mind, it really took the pressure off.Spaun had a 70. The Canadian tour money leader last season, he earned $70,200 to jump from 15th to sixth on the money list with $213,820 -- more than enough to wrap up a PGA Tour card.Its still surreal, Spaun said. Like I knew I could do it, just taking each week as it came. But to finally to get there and to feel that Im locked up and not having to worry about being on the bubble at Portland, its just a great feeling. Its going to totally free me up the rest of the year. Its just going to be about going out and having fun now.Xander Schauffele was third at 12 under after a 65. Austin Cook was another stroke back after a 69. 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Not on my watch.Memories of a divided Australias disastrous 1985 tour of New Zealand have inspired Mal Meninga to stop any State of Origin bad blood spilling over to the Kangaroos.National coach Meninga said he was not concerned by Queensland veteran Corey Parkers claim that tensions between the State of Origin teams were at an all-time high ahead of the end-of-year Four Nations campaign in the UK.But Meninga vowed to stamp out any interstate issues in the Kangaroos camp after enduring a fractured Kangaroos trip across the ditch 31 years ago.Back then Terry Fearnley held both the Kangaroos and NSW reins, ensuring plenty of interstate friction - especially after the Blues had won their first Origin series in 1985.Fearnley copped plenty of criticism after appearing to prefer NSW players over Maroons across the ditch, culminating in a humiliating 18-0 third Test loss to the Kiwis in Auckland.The unofficial Terry Fearnley rule has all but ensured coaches have not held both state and national reins since in Australia.Asked if he feared a repeat of the 1985 debacle, Meninga said: That was driven by the leadership group.It wasnt driven by the players.I am the leader of this Test team and it will not happen, simple as that.I can assure you players will want to put theeir hand up for the Four Nations and who wouldnt want to be involved in the World Cup?Queensland were seething over NSW skipper Paul Gallen turning his back on Maroons skipper Cameron Smith lifting the Origin trophy and leading the Blues away after last weeks game three in Sydney.dddddddddddd.Meninga not only has to unite his Kangaroos team ahead of the end-of-year Four Nations in the UK but also next years World Cup which was launched in Brisbane on Tuesday.But Meninga - a veteran of 32 games for Queensland before a decade-long stint as Maroons coach - could not see a problem.Origin is about passion, thats what makes it so special, he said.Players will move on. I dont anticipate any problems whatsoever.He refuted Parkers claim that Origin hatred had reached another level this year.I dont think so - its as per normal, he said.Its part of the banter and theatre of Origin - there wont be any issues.Kangaroos captain Smith reckoned anyone who couldnt get over their Origin issues shouldnt be picked for Australia.Anyone that struggles with getting a call up to play for Australia and leaving that stuff at the door shouldnt play, he said. ' ' '