HALIFAX, Nova Scotia – Canada’s Roger Sloan won the Nova Scotia Open on Sunday for his first Web.com Tour title, holing a 5-foot par putt on the first hole of a playoff with Derek Fathauer.

The 27-year-old Sloan, a former Texas-El Paso player from Merritt, B.C., played 37 holes Sunday after high wind from Tropical Storm Arthur wiped out third-round play Saturday.

Sloan closed with rounds of 71 and 70 to match Fathauer at 11-under 273 on Ashburn Golf Club’s New Course. Fathauer had rounds of 71 and 66.

Sloan earned $117,000 to push his season total to $149,303.

John Mallinger shot 67-73 to finish third at 8 under.

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. – Angel Cabrera won the Greenbrier Classic on Sunday for his first non-major victory on the PGA Tour, closing with his second straight 6-under 64 for a two-stroke victory over George McNeill.

Cabrera, the 44-year-old Argentine whose only other PGA Tour victories came in the 2007 U.S. Open and 2009 Masters, built a three-shot lead before making things interesting with a pair of late bogeys. He finished at 16-under 264.

McNeill shot a season-best 61 for his fourth top-10 of the season and first since mid-March.

Webb Simpson had a 63 to finish third at 10 under.

Third-round leader Billy Hurley III bogeyed four of the first six holes to fall out of contention. He shot 73 and finished in a seven-way tie for fourth at 9 under.

No third-round leader has hung on to win the Greenbrier Classic in its five-year existence.

McNeill was the clubhouse leader at 14 under well ahead of Cabrera, who still had the back nine to play.

Cabrera had no top 10-finishes this season entering the tournament, but had everything working Sunday, hammering drives and approach shots with precision and coming up with clutch putts, especially on the back nine.

Cabrera overtook McNeill with birdie putts of 17 and 7 feet on the 11th and 12th holes, then gave a fist pump after moving to 17 under by holing a 176-yard 8-iron up the hill for eagle on the par-4 13th, the hardest hole at Old White TPC.

By then his lead was three strokes, but he bogeyed the 14th after his approach shot spun off the front of the green and bogeyed the par-3 15th after hitting into the rough on his tee shot.

Cabrera smashed a 330-yard drive over the lake on the par-4 16th and made par, then drilled a 336-yard drive on the 616-yard 17th and two-putted for birdie. He closed out with par on the par-3 18th.

Cabrera won $1.2 million and is projected to improve from 158th to 54th in the FedEx Cup standings. McNeill would move from 60th to 29th.

Joining Hurley at 9 under were Bud Cauley (64), Keagan Bradley (66), Brendon Todd (66), Chris Stroud (69), Cameron Tringale (69) and Will Wilcox (69).

The leading four players among the top 12 not already exempt for the British Open earned spots in the July 17-20 tournament at Royal Liverpool. Those spots went to McNeill, Stroud, Tringale and Hurley.

Cauley’s final shot of the day was a hole-in-one on the 18th, which triggered a $100 prize from the tournament to paying customers in the stands. But Cauley missed out this week on a British Open nod, whose qualifying tiebreaker uses the world ranking. Cauley entered the week at No. 295. Another spot will be handed out next weekend at the John Deere Classic.

Stephen Ames finished at 2-under 278 and tied for 52nd. David Hearn tied for 64th at even par 280.

Wolfville’s Ally Tidcombe won his first individual title at this weekend’s NSGA event at Brightwood Golf and Country Club.

Tidcombe, an accomplished golfer, had never won a provincial championship as an individual until July 6^th, where he claimed the MCT Insurance Men’s Amateur title.

Tidcombe edged out Grandview’s Andrew Reid by two strokes at the rain-shortened 54 hole event, with much of the final round being a back and forth competition between the two young talents.

“It feels great,” said Tidcombe. “I put a lot of work to get into contention. Obviously last year at Northumberland I was disappointed with my result after coming off a good season at school, but that happens in golf, and I managed to use that to fuel the fire and I got the job done here this year.”

In 2009, Tidcombe narrowly missed a chance to become the youngest golfer in NSGA history to win the provincial amateur, however he lost in a playoff to Ken-Wo’s Sam Holland. When asked how it feels to put some of those playoff loss demons to rest Tidcombe explained how that experience helped him.

“I learned a lot from that year,” he added. “It was the first time I had the lead at a big tournament like this, and it really taught me that staying in the present is key, and from that I was better off here today.”

Tidcombe (-1) was paired in the final group with Oakfield’s Brad Curren (-2), who was the leader heading into the final round, and Andrew Reid (-1) who led after the opening round.

Curren fell out of the running with +4 after the first 4 holes, leaving Tidcombe and Reid to battle it out.

On #17, Tidcombe redeemed his 2009 loss.

“I had a very similar shot four years ago at the junior, on that one I lipped out,” he explained. “But, I said to myself this time you’re putting it in.”

He did, and eventually took a two shot lead over Reid to win.

Tidcombe, Reid and Steven Spicer will represent the province at the Canadian Men’s Amateur Championship at Elmhurst Golf and Country Club in Winnipeg from August 4-7^th. Ashburn’s Trevor Chow will serve as an alternate.

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SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France – Graeme McDowell of Northern Ireland came from eight shots back to retain his French Open title Sunday, shooting a 4-under 67 in pouring rain to win by one shot.

McDowell made the best of the tough conditions, making five birdies and a bogey for the lowest round of the day to finish with a 5-under 279 total.

“That goes back to my upbringing a little bit in my teens, playing through all weathers and conditions,” McDowell said. “Playing golf in bad weather is an art form. Some guys are good at it, some guys are not.”

Overnight leader Kevin Stadler only managed a 76 to share second place with Thongchai Jaidee, who carded a 72. Stadler still had a chance to win it on the last hole, but he missed a long birdie putt. He then failed to even force a playoff when he missed a three-footer for par.

“I think it’s very hard to lose the same tournament twice on the same day and I managed to do it,” Stadler said.

McDowell had seven top-10 finishes this year on the European Tour and PGA Tour before entering this tournament.

“I’ve pretty much thought of myself a decent bad weather golfer, until the last five years,” McDowell said. “I feel like I’m spending a little bit too much time in America. I’m a little bit soft, and I needed that type of a day.”

Stadler went into the final round with a four-shot lead over Thongchai and Victor Riu. He even got a five-stroke cushion when Riu found water off the tee of the second hole for a double bogey.

Soon, Stadler put himself in trouble by missing short par putts on No. 4 and No. 6. He then double-bogeyed No. 7 by hooking his tee shot into the rough before missing the fairway with his second shot.

Another errant tee shot from Stadler on No. 8 gave Riu a share of the lead.

“It was absolutely miserable,” Stadler said about the weather. “We don’t play in that stuff in the States.”

Four players then shared the lead when McDowell and Jamie Donaldson made birdies on the 13th and 14th, respectively, to join Stadler and Riu atop the leaderboard.

McDowell sank a birdie putt from more than 20 feet on No. 16 to move three strokes clear. But Stadler made a strong charge to get back into contention, tying the defending champion with a birdie on that same hole.

After finishing his round, McDowell was preparing for a playoff with Stadler, but a huge roar from the crowd told him the American had missed his par putt.

“Last night, I didn’t think I had a shot,” McDowell said. “I had a glass of wine or two last night to kind of drown my frustration.”

Saskatoon, SK – With his young family on hand for the first time in his career, Grand Haven, Michigan’s Matt Harmon cruised to a 9-under par 63 on Saturday at Dakota Dunes Golf Links, opening up a five stroke lead heading into the final round of the Dakota Dunes Open presented by SaskTel.

The 29-year old and his wife Pagiel have their new son Eli, who turns 10 weeks old on Sunday, at a tournament for the first time this week in Saskatoon, and so far the trip has been a successful one. Harmon’s 63 put him five strokes ahead of Sweden’s Robert Karlsson heading into the final round, six ahead of Moscow, Idaho’s Chris Williams.

“It’s our first family trip, so this is very relaxing,” said Harmon, who ranks 10^th on the Order of Merit with two top-10s in three starts. “My guesses were right with the bounces and things went right for me, and I made more putts than I did any of the other days.”

Harmon carded seven birdies on the day, including on two of his final three holes, to go with an eagle to reach 18-under par through 54 holes. The former Michigan State Spartan played the Web.com Tour in 2012 and 2013 and is looking to make his way back starting with a win at Dakota Dunes tomorrow.

“I was telling my caddie today, I think I have a few more life experiences than some other guys in the field,” said Harmon, whose best finish on the Web.com Tour was second at the 2012 TPC Stonebrae Championship. “It’s just golf out here. When you get it going, you just kind of relax and let it go.”

Harmon said that having his family here has made things easier than the first three events, when he played well but had his mind back home with his new family.

“It was tough the play those first three events having to leave my wife to do everything, but she’s awesome, so it’s been great,” Harmon said. “I’m going to come out tomorrow and hopefully keep doing what I did today.”

Karlsson shot a 7-under 65 to hold second place alone, while Chris Williams, formerly the world’s highest-ranked amateur and a Ben Hogan Award winner at the University of Washington, shot 64 to grab third place heading into the final round.

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. -Billy Hurley III doesn’t plan to lose much rest sitting on a third-round lead for the first time on the PGA Tour.

The former U.S. Navy officer shot a 3-under 67 on Saturday to extend his advantage to two strokes over Angel Cabrera entering the final round of the Greenbrier Classic.

“I’ve been working for a long time to win on the PGA Tour,” Hurley said. “I figure if I shoot the lowest score tomorrow, I can’t lose.”

Hurley never relinquished the lead he has held since midway through the second round at Old White TPC. He birdied the par-5 12th and par-4 13th before dropping a stroke on the par-3 15th.

He had a 12-under 198 total. No third-round leader has won the Greenbrier Classic, now in its fifth year. Playoffs have decided the tournament twice.

Cabrera shot 64. He’s looking for his first non-major win on the PGA Tour.

Kevin Chappell was third at 9 under after a 69. Steve Stricker had a 68 to top the group at 8 under.

There will be more than a trophy to raise and a $1.2 million winner’s check available Sunday. The four best finishers not previously eligible for the British Open among the top 12 on the final leaderboard will earn spots in the July 17-20 tournament at Royal Liverpool.

Hurley finished his five-year Navy service in 2009 and would still be a naval officer if golf wasn’t keeping him busy. He returned to the PGA Tour this year after playing on the Web.com Tour in 2013.

He said nerves won’t play a part in how he gets ready for what could be a memorable Sunday.

“I’m going to keep doing what I’m doing,” he said. “I just want to put my mind in position so that I can play well. I slept fine last night. The benefit of the Navy if you learn how to sleep anywhere. I think I’ll sleep fine tonight, too.”

Cabrera wore an Argentine blue shirt in the third round and is riding his country’s momentum in the World Cup, including Saturday’s 1-0 win over Belgium to advance to the semifinal round.

“I was very happy when I found out they won,” Cabrera said, adding that he was equally as giddy when he started his round with four birdies on the first six holes.

Old White sets up nicely for Cabrera’s long drives and he made four birdie putts of 19 feet or longer.

“I was able to get the speed of the greens, and that was the big difference,” Cabrera said.

At the Wells Fargo Championship in May, Cabrera was the second-round leader but closed with a pair of 75s.

Another under-par round Sunday would mark the first time that he has had four rounds in the 60s since the 2010 Deutsche Bank Championship.

Chappell barely got anything going until making a 12-foot putt for birdie on the par-5 17th.

“I don’t think I’ve had my best ball-striking day yet,” he said. “Hopefully, my putter gets hot and (it) should be fun.”

Joining Stricker in the group at 8 under were Michael Thompson (64), Cameron Tringale (64), Will Wilcox (65), Joe Durant (66), Camilo Villegas (67) and Chris Stroud (70).

Stricker, in his eighth tour event this year, will compete next week at John Deere and is leaning against going to the British Open unless he has one or more high finishes before then.

The highlight of Stricker’s third round was a bending 42-foot putt for birdie on the first hole. He was 1 over on his round at the turn before making three birdies the rest of the day.

“Anything can happen and that’s the truth,” Stricker said. “There are not a lot of guys in between me and the lead … but there are a ton of guys right behind us. So anybody can come out of the pack here.”

David Hearn has played three very consistent rounds of 68 to put him at 6 under, while Stephen Ames sits 2 under after shooting 71 in round 3.

VILLAGE OF PINEHURST, North Carolina – National Amateur Team player Corey Conners fell in the final match play round at the North & South Amateur Championship at Pinehurst to American Michael Cromie, 4 & 3.

Conners made it seem easy advancing to the final, defeating his previous opponents 6&5, 4&3 and 7&6. The Kent State Golden Flash seemed to have met his match in the finale, however, losing to Cromie, a Georgia Bulldog, in 15 holes.

The Listowel, Ont., native currently sits No. 39 on the World Amateur Golf Rankings (WAGR) and hopes to improve that number after this week’s impressive performance in the strong field at Pinehurst.

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HALIFAX, Nova Scotia – High wind Saturday from Tropical Storm Arthur forced Web.com Tour officials to postpone the third round of the Nova Scotia Open.

Environment Canada measured wind gusts topping 72 mph in Halifax.

The tour will try to complete 36 holes Sunday.

Canada’s Roger Sloan and Mexico’s Jose de Jesus Rodriguez shared the second-round lead at 10-under 132 on Ashburn Golf Club’s New Course. American Zack Sucher and England’s David Skinns were tied for third at 7 under.

SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France – In challenging conditions, Kevin Stadler shot a 1-over 72 and still managed to extend his lead to four strokes over Victor Riu and Thongchai Jaidee after the third round of the French Open on Saturday.

Leading since the first round, Stadler endured wind gusts and brief showers and made two bogeys and a birdie for a 9-under 204 total.

“I didn’t play that great,” Stadler said. “Made a whole lot of pars, a couple of nice up-and-downs for pars. Not nearly as many looks as I had the last couple of days, but you can’t expect to play that well for four days in a row.”

Riu, of France, wasted a solid front nine after the turn with six bogeys to card a 73, sharing second place with Thongchai, the Thai who shot 69. U.S. Open champion Martin Kaymer signed off on a 70 to move into fourth, six strokes off the lead.

“The way he plays golf and the way I know him, very laid-back guy, it will be difficult to catch him,” Kaymer said of Stadler.

Stadler could become on Sunday the first American to win this tournament since Barry Jaeckel in 1972. However, he will have to cope with a tight back.

“On 8, and from then on, it was just a little tight,” Stadler said. “But wasn’t too painful, and I could figure out how to get around after that.”

Stadler went into the third round with a three-stroke lead over Riu. But Stadler missed a short par putt on the third hole while Riu birdied No. 5 and No. 9 to claim a share of the lead at 9 under.

The momentum changed after the turn as Riu dropped his first shot of the day on the 10th by finding water off the tee.

Riu’s best result this year was 38th in Singapore in May. He has never won on the European Tour. On the other hand, Thongchai won the Nordea Masters last month in Sweden.

“My golf game is really very consistent right now,” Thongchai said. “Driver not too good today (but) the putting gives me a lot of chances.”

Stadler won the Phoenix Open in February and was tied for eighth at the Masters in April.

Craig Stadler, Kevin’s father, won the Masters in 1982 and shared 22nd place at the French Open in 1987.