12/05/2008 1:29 PM
Australian David Lutterus has produced his best finish in a US tournament after claiming a share of third place on the Nationwide Tour's Fort Smith Classic in Arkansas.
The South Australian carded a final-round 69 to finish at nine-under, just three shots behind American Colt Knost, who fired a five-under 65 on Sunday to turn a six-stroke deficit into a one-shot win.
Another American, Darron Stiles, was third on 11-under.
Lutterus' performance continued Australia's excellent run on the secondary tour this year. Australians have won five of the nine tournaments contested so far.
Big-hitter Won Joon Lee and Scott Gardiner finished tied for 37th at even-par, while Cameron Percy was one-over.
Fourth Round Scores from the Fort Smith Classic, Fort Smith, AR
-12: Colt Knost 68, 65, 70, 65
-11: Darron Stiles 67, 63, 68, 71
-9: David Lutterus (Australia) 66, 68, 68, 69, Daniel Summerhays 70, 67, 65, 69
-8: Ricky Barnes 68, 67, 69, 68, Rich Morris 67, 63, 72, 70, Matt Weibring 64, 67, 66, 75
-7: Jason Schultz 67, 67, 70, 69, Tee McCabe 68, 64, 71, 70, Kris Cox 64, 68, 70, 71, Kris Blanks 69, 66, 66, 72
-6: Chris Smith 68, 69, 67, 70, David Morland 1V 67, 65, 70, 72
-4: Chris Thompson 68, 65, 72, 71, Steve Schneiter 67, 67, 71, 71, Henrik Bjornstad 68, 70, 67, 71, Jon Turcott 71, 66, 68, 71, Craig Lile 70, 65, 69, 72
-3: Willie Wood 69, 68, 72, 68, Kelly Grunewald 69, 68, 71, 69, Jay Delsing 70, 67, 71, 69, Chris Kamin 71, 67, 67, 72
Also:
E: Scott Gardiner (Australia) 71, 66, 70, 73, Won Joon Lee (Australia) 67, 65, 72, 76
1: Cameron Percy (Australia) 66, 71, 66, 78