Petrovic, 57, of Austin, Tex., brought a two-shot lead into the last round of the three-day, 54-hole competition, however he wasn’t able to get anything going as completed with 3 birdies and 2 bogeys to shoot 69.
Jaidee, 53, of Lopburi, Thailand, had Sunday’s finest round of 8-under 62 to take the clubhouse lead prior to Duke exceeded him on the last hole.
Jaidee began his round with 4 birdies on his very first 5 holes prior to including 5 more on the back 9 to choose simply one bogey.
Darren Clarke, Billy Andrade and Scott Dunlop all completed in a three-way tie for 4th area at 11 under, while K.J. Choi and David Toms were one shot back of that group at 10 under.
After beginning the competition with scorers of 68 and 66 on the very first 2 days of competitors, Alan McLean of London, Ont., had a hard time on Sunday and carded a frustrating round of 3-over 73.
“I was out there to try and beat the golf course and it beat me today,” said McLean, who still completed as the top Canadian in a tie for 33rd location at 3 under.
“It’s a very small consolation that I’m the top Canadian. It’s kind of sad, but all in all it was a good week. I enjoyed it and it was nice to be in contention and I just wish I could have put a better foot forward today.”
Undeterred, McLean will try to certify to dip into both The Ally Challenge in Grand Blanc, Mich., next weekend and at the Ascension Charity Classic in St. Louis, Miss., from Sept. 8 to 10.
“I’ve given myself a challenge to make it into one of the next two (events) and then go from there,” said McLean, who was born in Scotland and raised in South Africa prior to he relocated to Canada in 2000.
Former Calgary local Stephen Ames carded an even-par round of 70 to complete one shot back of McLean in a tie for 41st at 2 under.
His fellow Canadian Golf Hall of Fame member Mike Weir, of Brights Grove, Ont., shot his 2nd straight round of 71 to complete one back of Ames, while David Morland IV, who’s initially from Aurora, Ont., shot 72 on Sunday to complete in a tie for 64th at 2 over.
This report by The Canadian Press was very first released Aug. 20, 2023.
Laurence Heinen, The Canadian Press
