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IT ALL GOES WRONG FOR JIMMY GUNN 

 

IN FINAL ROUND IN ARIZONA

It all went horribly wrong for Arizona-based Dornoch exile Jimmy Gunn in the final round of the All-American Gateway Tour 54-hole tournament at Wigwam Golf Resort, near Phoenix, Arizona.

Gunn was poised for a last round bid for the $16,500 first prize after rounds of 68 and 63 but he

slumped to a final circuit of five-over-par 75.

He had 10 birdies over the first 36 holes and only one in his final round which started disastrously with a triple bogey 7 at the fourth and further shots dropped at the short fifth and long sixth. Out in five-over 40, he then bogeyed the short 12th to kill off his hopes of even a top 10 finish.

His solitary birdie at the 16th helped him come home in 35 for a four-under-par total of 206.

That earned him joint 12th place and a payslip for $1,917, only a fraction of what was in the Web.comTour player's sights at the start of the day.

Winner of the $16,500 prize was Canadian Kevin Spooner who beat American Brock Mackenzie in a play-off after they had tied on 12-under 198, Spooner with scores of 62, 67 and 69.

Another Scot, California-based Andrew Gunson finished joint 34th on 213 with rounds of 69, 69 and 75. He earned $1,050.

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