* US TOUR:Scott Piercy made four straight birdies early and one big par late to win the Canadian Open at Hamilton GCC, Ancaster, Ontario last night.
Piercy closed with a three-under 67 and tied the oldest 72-hole scoring record on the USPGA Tour. But the finish was all about survival. He two-putted from 50 feet for par on the 18th hole to finish on 17-under 263.
William McGirt, on top of the leaderboard for much of the day, three-putted for bogey on the 15th and failed to save par from a bunker on the 18th for a 69 that left him one shot behind.
Robert Garrigus, the 54-hole leader, three-putted the 16th hole for bogey. He shot 70 and also finished a shot behind.
* LADIES EUROPEAN TOUR:Inbee Park closed with three straight birdies for a final round of 66 to fend off a packed leader board and win the 2012 Evian Masters at the Evian Royal Resort.
The 24-year-old South Korean closed on 17 under par for a two stroke victory over Australian Karrie Webb and Stacy Lewis of the United States, earning a first prize cheque of €397,000.
Park perfected her putting on the Evian Masters Golf Course as it hosted the event for the last time before its redevelopment in preparation for becoming a major championship on the LPGA Tour in 2013. The event has been a major on the Ladies European Tour since 1998.
“I really had a tough time last five years putting over here and didn’t play good over here. I was not really confident with the greens. This year I came and the greens were a lot quicker than last five years. I like the fast greens, so I think that really suited me as well,” said Park, whose only other victory on the LPGA Tour was the US Women’s Open in 2008 when she was the youngest ever winner of the title, aged 19.
