Date: June 02, 2008
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McKenzie falls away on final day

Australian David McKenzie has finished the Bank of America Open in equal fifth position, four shots adrift of winner Kris Blanks. Blanks ended 16-under-par after the four rounds to narrowly score victory. McKenzie had a share of the lead with American duo Blanks and Skip Kendall heading into the final day but the Aussie could only manage an even-par 72 to remain on 12-under for the tournament. Blanks made the most of McKenzie&aposs average fourth round, which consisted of three birdies and three bogeys, by carding a four-under-par round of 68. The American&aposs five birdies and solitary bogey were enough to ensure him the Nationwide Tour title by one stroke ahead of compatriot Bob May (15-under-par) who raced up the leaderboard after starting the day in a tie for 15th position on seven-under-par. Kendall had a nightmarish final 18 which saw him plummet to equal 31st after he recorded a four-over-par 76 that included six bogeys. American trio Spencer Levin, Kyle Reifers and Tommy Tolles joined McKenzie in a tie for fifth spot. Aron Price, David Lutterus and Andrew Buckle were the next-best placed Aussies in equal 13th position at 10-under-par. Final Round Scores from the Bank of America Open -16: Kris Blanks 65 70 69 68 -15: Bob May 69 70 70 64 Casey Wittenberg 68 70 69 68, Brendon De Jonge 67 75 64 69, Spencer Levin 68 73 70 65, Kyle Reifers 63 71 73 69, Tommy Tolles 67 70 69 70, David McKenzie (Australia) 66 71 67 72, Matt Hansen 69 69 72 67, Tom Johnson 70 71 68 68, Keith Nolan 65 75 69 68, Nikilas Lemke 69 70 69 69, Aron Price (Australia) 68 72 71 67, Rob Bradley 68 71 71 68, David Mathias 67 74 69 68, David Lutterus (Australia) 65 74 69 68, D.A. Points 70 71 68 69, Daniel Summerhays 70 71 71 66, Darron Stiles 65 76 68 69, Andrew Buckle (Australia) 66 71 71 70, Matt Weibring 67 70 70 71 Also: 2: Stephen Dartnall (Australia) 68 72 72 67 7: Greg Chalmers (Australia) 68 71 70 70 9: Cameron Percy (Australia) 70 72 74 70