Australian Matthew Giles has finished outright third in the defence of his World Junior Championship at Torrey Pines, San Diego. The New South Welshman carded a final round of 73 to finish at one-over for the tournament, six behind runaway winner Dylan Frittelli of South Africa. Giles started his final round in less than convincing fashion with a bogey on the first and a double on the par-four third. However the reigning champ regrouped to birdie five, nine and 12 before closing with another. He finished one stroke behind bolting Kiwi Danny Lee who closed with a 70. Fellow Aussie Bryden MacPherson put a third round 80 behind him to card a 72 and finish nine-over the for the tournament. MacPherson had five birdies through 13 holes, but a run of four consecutive bogeys put the end to his sudden climb up the leaderboard. Queenslander Daniel Nisbet had a disappointing final round of 82. The 16-year old recorded four bogeys and a double through his first seven holes and dropped another six shots in four holes on the back before collecting a consolation birdie on 18. In the girls 15-17 division, Whitney Hillier was again impressive, shooting a final round 71 to finish in a share of fourth spot. The West Australian strung together a bogey-free round to finish four-under for the tournament. Ha-na Jang of Korea was the standout performer, finishing 15-under to win by 10 shots. Click here for full score summaries
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