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

275 Bradley Dredge 73 66 69 67, Simon Dyson 69 70 68 68

276 Jarrod Moseley (Australia) 72 68 69 67, Stephen Leaney (Australia) 68 70 68 70, Alex Cejka (Germany) 67 69 68 72, Emanuele Canonica (Italy) 68 68 65 75

Lancaster leads:

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

204 - Frank Nobilo (New Zealand) 67 70 67

205 - Jeff Sluman 71 68 66.—Reuters