Golf: Piercy shoots 67 to take Canadian Open by a shot

By BEN EVERILL
Published on 31/07/2012 01:33

American Scott Piercy won the Canadian Open by one shot at the Hamilton Golf and Country Club in Ontario late on Sunday after countrymen William McGirt and Robert Garrigus missed chances on the final hole to force a play-off.

Piercy shot a three-under par 67 to post 17-under 263, but had to watch as a McGirt (69) slipped out of a share of the lead and Garrigus (70) left a 14-foot birdie effort short on the 72nd hole to finish at 264. Josh Teater (66), Bud Cauley (66) and Chris Kirk (68) shared fourth, three off the pace at 266.

Piercy started two behind Garrigus but picked up four consecutive birdies between the second and fifth holes. However, bogeys on the eighth and 14th gave McGirt the edge until Piercy made a short chip-in birdie on the 15th and McGirt three-putted the same green to tie things up at the top.

McGirt then pushed his approach on the last into a greenside bunker and couldn’t get up and down, while Garrigus, missed his birdie putt.