CRANS-SUR-SIERRE (Switzerland), Sept 8: Robert Karlsson became the third successive wire-to-wire winner of the European Masters on Sunday when he captured his fifth European Tour title.
The 33-year-old Swede’s closing level-par 71 for 14-under-par 270 earned him a four-stroke victory over 1999 British Open champion Paul Lawrie and South African Trevor Immelman.
Final round scores:
270 Robert Karlsson (Sweden) 65 66 68 71
274 Paul Lawrie 66 70 66 72, Trevor Immelman (South Africa) 70 67 65 72
MARKHAM (Ontario): Neal Lancaster shot his second straight five-under-par 67 on Saturday to grab a two-stroke lead after three rounds of the Canadian Open.
Trying to end an eight-year PGA Tour victory drought, Lancaster has made just one bogey all week and collected five more birdies to push his 54-hole score to 16-under 200.
The joint overnight leader’s nearest pursuer is Australia’s Greg Chalmers, who shot a seven-under 65 and stands alone in second at 14-under-par.
Third round scores:
200 - Neal Lancaster 66 67 67
202 - Greg Chalmers (Australia) 66 71 65
203 - Steve Flesch 71 67 65, Vijay Singh (Fiji) 67 70 66, Justin Leonard 69 68 66, Grant Waite (New Zealand) 64 70 69, Billy Andrade 66 67 70