Argentina's Ricardo Gonzalez produced a sensational finish as he birdied five of the last six holes to win the Scandinavian Masters on Sunday. Gonzalez claimed his fourth European Tour title five years after his last as he closed with a four-under-par 69 for a 10-under 282 four-round total, two strokes better than Britain's Jamie Donaldson. The 39-year-old winner, a former caddie from Rosario, looked as though he had lost his victory chance when he slipped off the top of the leaderboard in round three with a 77. However, an electrifying finish earned him first prize and a tour exemption until 2011, ending his worries about losing his playing card. With Donaldson, who closed with a 68, waiting to see if he would make a playoff, Gonzalez chipped in from the greenside bunker on the 17th and then conjured up a magical nine-iron escape through a small gap in trees to land his ball four feet from the flag on the 18th. “I had never given up hope of winning and I was confident with the chip on 17,” an elated Gonzalez told reporters, “even though it was a ‘fried egg' in the sand. I have been teaching my caddie how to play that fried egg shot. Miyazato breaks LPGA duck In France, Japan's Ai Miyazato claimed her first LPGA title on Sunday when she defeated Sweden's Sophie Gustafson at the first extra hole of a sudden-death playoff in the Evian Masters. Miyazato carded a final round 69 to set the target of 14 under par 274. Moments later, Gustafson birdied the long 18th for a 70 to force the playoff. In sudden-death, it was Miyazato who secured the $487,500 prize - the joint highest in women's golf. Playing the 477-yard 18th, Gustafson missed her 10 foot birdie putt and then Miyazato slotted hers home from just three feet. Miyazato was delighted to follow in the footsteps of Hiromi Kobayashi (1997) and become the second Japanese winner here. On a day of low scoring, South Korea's Lee Meena surged through the field with a best of tournament 65. She held on to third place in a tie with American Cristie Kerr, who closed with a 70. Three former winners - Helen Alfredsson (70), who was the defending champion, Karrie Webb (71) and Paula Creamer (70) - all shared fifth place on 11 under par. Mexico's world No. 1 Lorena Ochoa closed with a disappointing 73 and finished on two under par and in share of 40th place. Dufner leads Canadian Open In Ontario, Jason Dufner has a one-stroke lead over Anthony Kim after play was suspended in the third round of the Canadian Open. The water-logged tournament will now spill over into Monday – and maybe even Tuesday. Play began Sunday morning in sunny conditions on the Glen Abbey course saturated by daily rain, but lightning forced the players off the course at 10:15 A.M. After another round of lightning and heavy rain and hours trying to get the layout in shape to resume, play was called off for the day at 4:25 P.M. Dufner was 14 under with 12 holes left in the third round. Kim played nine holes in 4 under to pull within a stroke.
