Palm Beach, Fla. — Brad Fritsch carded his third consecutive round of under par golf at the final stage Web.com Q School, firing a 6-under 65 in the fourth round to stretch his lead to six strokes.

The Ottawa resident picked up where he left off after a 65 in the previous round, birdying three of his first four holes Sunday before adding five more on the back nine, including a pair on Nos. 17 and 18.

Fritsch appears to be firing on all cylinders this week, after a sluggish performance during the Web.com Fall Series that saw the 37-year-old miss two cuts.  He is 20-under for the week.

Kentucky’s Rick Cochran III remains in second with a 3-under 69 on Sunday, one stroke ahead of Arizona’s Ted Purdy.

Ted Brown of Peterborough, Ont. improved 19 spots with a 4-under 67 on the Champion course.   He is tied for 13^th with six other golfers, including Georgia’s Mark Silvers, who jumped 68 spots with an incredible 10-under 62 Sunday.

Calgary’s Ryan Yip improved 22 spots with a 5-under 67 on the Fazio course and moved into a tie for 95^th with Victoria’s Cory Renfrew, who dropped 9 spots after shooting a 71.

A fourth round 80 from Ryan Williams saw the Vancouver native drop 70 spots into a tie for 114^th overall at 5-over for the week.

Calgary’s Wes Heffernan (T132) and Montreal’s Beon Yeong Lee (T145) also lost ground Sunday, after struggling on the Fazio course. Heffernan carded a 75, while Lee posted his third consecutive round of 73.

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ORLANDO, Fla. – Bernhard and Jason Langer won the PNC Father-Son Challenge on Sunday, closing with a 13-under 59 for a two-stroke victory in the better-ball event.

The Langers finished at 23-under 123 at The Ritz-Carlton Golf Club’s Grande Lake Orlando.

Fourteen-year-old Jason jumped into the lineup Saturday when sister Christina withdrew because of back issues. He’s the youngest son to win the event, breaking the mark of 15 set by brother Stefan in 2005.

“It was an unbelievable, magical week, just like the whole year,” Bernhard Langer said. “Jason, I’ve been watching him play golf for several years now and he has played better the last two days than he has ever played in his whole life, under this kind of pressure. It’s unbelievable. … I am so proud of him.”

The Langers had six birdies and an eagle on the first seven holes. They added five more birdies on the back nine, the last on No. 18.

“Just to be out here, I was hoping for maybe a top 10, even a top five if I played really well, but nothing near like this,” Jason Langer said. “I was satisfied with the way I played. I made a few putts today and, as expected, he played really well. Yesterday, we were burning a lot of edges. We missed a few short ones we wish we’d have gotten back. Today, it was really good. I left them out there the first three holes, but he made up for it and he drained them. Those first three were so key today.”

Bernhard Langer earned $200,000.

Davis Love III and son Dru also shot a 59 to finish second.

“I think we both tried a little too hard. We get a little impatient,” Davis Love III said. “When you make a couple pars in a row, like any tournament, you feel like you’re getting behind. We did better today, obviously, than we did yesterday, but we stalled on 7, 8 and 9 both days. We both hit it well enough to win today, but the short game was just a little off.”

Curtis and Tom Strange tied for third with Vijay and Qass Singh at 20 under. The Stranges shot 62, and the Singhs had a 61.

Jack Nicklaus and son Jack II tied for 15th at 11 under after a 66.

“We had a lot of (birdie) opportunities, for sure,” Jack Nicklaus said. “We didn’t make much all week. When you are finishing where we did, you don’t make many putts. You make a lot of putts, you finish up. Any time I play, I want to be competitive and we just weren’t very competitive. I particularly, Jackie didn’t play too bad. Jackie played reasonable well.”

MALELANE, South Africa – Branden Grace held his nerve while others faltered Sunday, pulling away for a commanding seven-shot victory at the Alfred Dunhill Championship.

Grace started the day with a one-shot advantage over Lucas Bjerregaard, but quickly widened the gap when the Dane had a bogey on the first and Grace birdied the second.

Bjerregaard fell away badly thereafter to card a 17-over 89, while Grace finished with a 4-under 68 and a 20-under total of 268 for the event. It was the 26-year-old South African’s fifth victory on the European Tour, and he became the first person to lead after all four rounds of the Alfred Dunhill Championship.

“It’s special to win it wire-to-wire, more so because it’s in front of a local crowd,” Grace said. “It was a pretty flawless round today and the perfect way to finish off an incredible tournament – a great week in the office.”

Fellow South African Louis Oosthuizen shot a 69 to finish second, while Trevor Fisher Jr., Andrew Johnston and Danny Willett were three shots further back in third.

Willett was two shots behind Grace going into the final round but only managed a 76 after finishing with a double bogey on the 16th, bogey on 17 and a triple bogey on 18. Francesco Molinari was fourth overnight but also shot a 76 to drop to a tie for sixth, 11 shots behind the winner.

Grace mixed six birdies with two bogeys and never looked threatened, finishing with a birdie on No. 18.

Bjerregaard unraveled after a triple bogey on the par-3 seventh hole where he landed in the water. He needed 50 shots on the back nine, which included a quadruple bogey on the par-4 11th, two double bogeys and five bogeys.

CHONBURI, Thailand — Englishman Lee Westwood won his second Thailand Golf Championship with a one-stroke victory over Australian Marcus Fraser and Martin Kaymer of Germany at the Amata Spring Country Club on Sunday.

The 2011 champion was in a three-way lead with Fraser and Kaymer at 8 under with two holes to go but the German bogeyed the 17th while the Australian missed an easy par putt on the 18th, giving Westwood, who was watching in the clubhouse, the victory.

Westwood came back from two straight bogeys at the start of his final round to fire seven birdies for a 67 and an 8-under 280 total.

“I didn’t start well and I knew I needed to shoot good scores,” Westwood said. “I played some really good shots and made a couple of safe putts, hit a lot of fairways.

“This win is more special than in 2011 as then I was having a big lead,” added Westwood, who has won eight Asian Tour titles.

Overnight leader Fraser, who started the day with a two-stroke cushion, carded five birdies against two bogeys for a 281 to finish joint-second along with U.S. Open champion Kaymer.

The result assures Fraser of an entry into the British Open as one of the four leading players at the Thailand Golf Championship who had not already qualified.

“That’s why I came up here to try and do – get one of those spots at the (British) Open at St Andrews next year so it’s great, I’m excited. I played there in 2005, the first major I ever played, and was jumping out of my skin on the first tee. But hopefully I will be a bit calmer next year,” said Fraser, who has not won an Asian Tour title since victory in Korea four years ago.

Apart from Fraser, Australian Scott Hend, who finished fifth with a 284, American Jonathan Moore and India’s Anirban Lahiri, both in joint-sixth with 285s, took the remaining three berths.

Canada’s Richard Lee finished the week in a tie for 38th at 6 over par after carding a final round 74. 

Despite finishing at 6 over 294, American David Lipsky finished the year as the top player on the Asian Tour with total prize money of $713,901.

GOLD COAST, Australia — Greg Chalmers made par on the seventh hole of a playoff while Adam Scott three-putted for bogey to hand the Australian lefthander the Australian PGA championship.

Chalmers, who shot an 8-under 64 Sunday at Royal Pines after trailing the leaders by seven strokes going into the final round, and Scott and Wade Ormsby, who both shot 71, finished with 72-hole totals of 11-under 277.

Ormsby dropped out of the playoff when he made par on the third playoff hole, while Chalmers and Scott birdied.

Scott missed a 12-foot birdie putt on the first playoff hole that would have won it, and did the same on the second extra hole, when Ormsby missed from seven feet.

Chalmers finished his round about an hour before the other two players in the playoff. He won the Australian PGA Championship in 2011, also following a three-way playoff.

Scott had four opportunities to win the Joe Kirkwood Cup with birdie putts during the playoff but failed to make any. When he missed a four-foot putt for par on the seventh playoff hole, it allowed Chalmers to seal the win with a near tap-in.

“Just phenomenal, I’m worn out,” the 41-year-old Chalmers said. “I was all over the place … really excited and thrilled.”

The playoff was the longest for a top-tier tournament in Australia.

On the third playoff hole, Ormsby’s bid for a second pro win faded as he went wide on his approach.

“It was nice to get into the playoff there,” Ormsby said. “I didn’t think I was going to get in, but yeah, a little bit disappointed.”

Chalmers’ putting proved to be the difference after he made eight birdies during his fourth round to post a tournament-low round.

It ended a disappointing three tournaments in four weeks in Australia for Scott, who announced Friday that he and his wife were expecting their first child in February.

Last year, Scott won the Australian PGA and Australian Masters and lost the Australian Open – the third leg of the Australian Triple Crown and the final Australian major of the season – when Rory McIlroy birdied the 18th hole on the final day at Royal Sydney.

This year, Scott failed to defend his PGA and Masters titles. And he played two weeks ago in Sydney when American Jordan Spieth shot a final-round 63 to win by eight strokes at the Australian Open. Scott was nine strokes behind at The Australian and was tied for fifth.

Scott said Sunday that his short irons weren’t good enough.

“I didn’t hit it close enough today to the hole,” Scott said. “It wasn’t like I missed 10 footers today all day long. When you hit it outside 25 feet, there is almost the same chance you are going to three-putt as two-putt on tour. You have to hit it closer.”

NAPLES, Fla. — Jason Day and Cameron Tringale overcame a slow start Saturday to win the Franklin Templeton Shootout by a shot.

Day and Tringale shot a 7-under 65 in the better-ball final round to finish at 32 under at Tiburon Golf Club. They each earned $335,000.

Leading by three shots going into the final round, they had just one birdie in the first eight holes before closing with six in their last nine.

“He hit a lot of good, clutch putts,” Day said about Tringale.

Day made 25-foot birdies putts on Nos. 10 and 12.

“Once I holed that putt, we started very well on the back nine,” Day said.

Day and Tringale opened with a 55 on Thursday in the scramble round and shot a 64 on Friday in modified alternate-shot play.

Matt Kuchar and Harris English, the 2013 winners, finished second after a 62. Kuchar just missed an eagle chip on No. 17.

“It came awfully close,” he said. “I thought it was in. It was hard looking at the sun, I wasn’t sure on the depth where the hole was but it had a great line and pretty good pace as well.”

English then hit his approach shot 2 feet from the cup on No. 18

“Just take dead aim, that’s what I did,” he said.

The teams of Billy Horschel-Ian Poulter and Keegan Bradley-Camilo Villegas tied for third at 29 under.

Saturday’s action included momentum swings, numerous ties for the lead and memorable shots off the green. At the same time Steve Stricker and Jerry Kelly birdied eight of nine holes, Day and Tringale went birdieless on seven of their first eight holes, as did Graeme McDowell and Gary Woodland, who came into the day in second place.

Three hours into the tournament, there was a three-way tie at 25-under with nine teams within three shots. An hour later, six players were within a shot of the lead. With birdies from Nos. 9-13, Day and Tringale regained control.

(A previous version of the story incorrectly listed Kuchar’s near eagle chip as final hole instead of 17th hole.)

Mike Weir and Retief Goosen finished in last place with a score of -15 for the week.

Palm Beach, Fla. — Brad Fritsch is the overall leader thru 54 holes at Web.com Q School, after carding a 7-under 65 at PGA National on Saturday.

The Ottawa resident made six birdies and an eagle on the day to back up his second-round 64.  Fritsch’s only bogey was on the 11^th hole. He currently sits alone atop the leaderboard at -14, two strokes ahead of Americans Rick Cochran III and Matt Fast.

Ted Brown of Peterborough, Ont. also had a strong third round, carding a 4-under 68 and improving 13 spots into a tie for 32^nd overall at -5 for the week.

Vancouver’s Ryan Williams was also under par Saturday, shooting a 3-under 69 on the Fazio course to improve to 44^th, while Victoria’s Cory Renfrew dropped into 86th place after an even-par 72.

Calgary’s Ryan Yip (76) and Wes Heffernan (75) both struggled Saturday on the Champion Course, shooting over par.  Yip is currently tied for 117^th at 6 over, with Heffernan sitting 7 over in a tie for 126th.

Montreal’s Beon Yeong Lee (T142) carded his second 73 in as many days and has yet to go under par this week.

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MALELANE, South Africa — Branden Grace had his lead cut to just one stroke at the Alfred Dunhill Championship after shooting a level-par 72 in the third round Saturday, allowing several challengers to close the gap behind him.

Grace had a five-stroke cushion after the second round, but a late surge by Lucas Bjerregaard of Denmark erased most of the advantage. Bjerregaard had an eagle on the 13th and then birdied his last three holes for a 66 to climb to second place.

Grace has a 16-under total of 200, with Danny Willett of England two shots behind after a 67 and Francesco Molinari another stroke back following a 70.

“A couple of the easy holes I managed to make mistakes on,” said Grace, who mixed four birdies with four bogeys. “But I’m in the position I want to be in and looking forward to tomorrow.”

The wind picked up considerably during the third round, but it didn’t seem to bother Bjerregaard, who played his back nine in 6 under.

“We’ve had no wind pretty much all week and it was tough, especially on the first couple of holes, to adjust to that all of a sudden,” Bjerregaard said. “It will be fun tomorrow. It’s not a position that I’ve been in that many times. I’m really looking forward to it and hopefully I can find a couple more fairways and give him a challenge.”

Willett is chasing back-to-back European Tour victories after his win at the Nedbank Golf Challenge last week.

CHONBURI, Thailand — Marcus Fraser of Australia shot a 2-under 70 Saturday to take a one-shot lead after the third round of the Thailand Golf Championship.

Fraser is playing only his second tournament since returning from a long break due to a wrist injury, but has been among the most consistent players off the tee at the Asian Tour event at the Amata Spring Country Club.

His 5-under total of 211 put him one shot ahead of Anirban Lahiri of India, who carded a 68.

“I drove it really well on the first day as well, only missed one fairway on Thursday and I think I only missed a couple today,” Fraser said. “You definitely have to stay out of the rough out there, it’s pretty brutal.”

Martin Kaymer (70) and Lee Westwood (72) were tied for third along with Tommy Fleetwood of England, another shot back. Fleetwood led after the second round but only managed a 73.

Kaymer, who is making his first appearance in Thailand, had an inconsistent round with six birdies and four bogeys.

“I had a couple of dropped shots and that was painful, but I think I put myself in a good position,” Kaymer said. “If the putter is warm enough then I might have a chance.”

Defending champion Sergio Garcia recovered from Friday’s 75 to shoot a 71 to sit tied for 10th, six shots behind Fraser.

Canada’s Richard Lee carded his second straight round of over par golf after opening the week with a 3-under 69 on Thursday. He dropped into a tie for 31st with a 75 in Rd. 3.

GOLD COAST, Australia — Defending champion Adam Scott and fellow Australians Scott Strange and Wade Ormsby were tied for the lead after three rounds at the Australian PGA championship, with American Boo Weekley one stroke behind.

Scott shot a 3-under 69 on Saturday while Strange and overnight leader Ormsby had 71s for 54-hole totals of 10-under 206 on the Royal Pines resort course.

Weekley, playing in Australia for the third time in four weeks, also shot 69 and was tied for fourth with Australian Jason Scrivener, who shot 68. Weekley provided one of the shots of the day when he chipped in for an eagle on the par-5 12th.

American Scott Stallings shot 68 and was tied for seventh, four strokes behind.

Australian Jarrod Lyle, back playing regularly after recovering from his second bout of leukemia, shot 70 and was in a group tied for ninth at 5-under, five behind.

Strange was ahead by a stroke with two to play but a bogey on the 17th dropped him into a tie with Scott. Ormsby made a long birdie putt on the 18th to join them in the lead.

Scott failed to convert several birdie chances.

“It was tough conditions so on a day like today it’s less frustrating to see a few slide by because most people are struggling,” Scott said. “Scoring wasn’t great today … I kind of got away with that. If that’s the case tomorrow, then I’ll probably not win.”

For that reason, Scott said he’ll try to get off to a quick start.

“It’s the best thing I can do for so many reasons to give myself the advantage,” Scott said. “Whether it’s a-crowd cheering perspective or just a rhythm of the tournament perspective. Any of these guys can get off to a good start and there’s no reason why not.”