Date: July 02, 2007
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Gardiner finishes fourth

Australian Scott Gardiner carded a one-under-par 71 in the final round to finish outright fourth behind Roland Thatcher in the Peek&aposn Peak Classic on the Nationwide Tour. Gardiner could not make any inroads into the five-shot overnight advantage held by Thatcher heading into the final round and finished the tournament on eight-under. In fact, Thatcher only skipped further away on Sunday, thanks to a four-under-par 68 which saw him finish the tournament on 15-under, three shots clear of American compatriot Paul Claxton. Promising youngster Jason Day was the next best Australasian, carding an even-par 72 to tie for 15th on four-under, while New Zealander Tim Wilkinson (72) was a shot further back in 19th position. Fellow Kiwi Phil Tataurangi was 23rd on two-under, Australian Kim Felton finished the tournament on even par in a tie for 41st, and Aron Price&aposs horror weekend continued, following his third round of 74 with an 80 on the final day. Final scores from the Peek&aposn Peak Classic: (par 72) -15: Roland Thatcher 69 67 69 68 -12: Paul Claxton 66 66 74 70 -10: Brock Mackenzie 73 70 70 65 -8: Scott Gardiner (Australia) 72 67 70 71 -7: Brenden Pappas 74 69 65 73 -6: Tjaart van der Walt 68 71 70 73, Kelly Grunewald 69 70 69 74 -5: Todd Demsey 70 70 75 68, Danny Briggs 68 72 73 70, Andrew Pratt 70 70 71 72, Jimmy Walker 68 72 71 72, Jon Turcott 73 70 68 72, Jon Mills 68 68 74 73, Joe Daley 68 70 70 75 -4: James Driscoll 73 69 72 70 Sal Spallone 71 70 71 72, Jason Day (Australia) 69 73 70 72, Chad Collins 70 70 70 74 -3 Mario Tiziani 73 69 73 70, Tim Wilkinson (NZ) 70 73 70 72, David Mathis 70 69 73 73, Justin Bolli 73 67 70 75 Also: -2: Phil Tataurangi (NZ) 70 73 70 73 +2: Kim Felton (Australia) 70 73 75 72 +6: Aron Price (Australia) 70 70 74 80