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He hit a solid shot that, after just clearing the water fronting the green, rolled to 14 feet. Fasth drained the birdie putt to get to minus-five, three shots clear of Garcia.

 

"To be able to relax and enjoy the last hole, it's not often you get a chance to do that," Fasth said. "I was three shots clear and I shouldn't really mess that up."

 

Garcia never threatened the lead, but was able to take second thanks to three birdies and a bogey.

 

The other big battle at this event was for those trying to keep their tour card for next year. Ian Garbutt ended in a tie for 64th this week, but it was enough for him to move from 121st to 118th on the Order of Merit, meaning he was the last player to secure his card for next season.

 

Sergio Garcia moved into ninth position, bumping Geoff Ogilvy to 10th, and Padraig Harrington slipped into 11th, knocking Henrik Stenson to 12th.

 

Trevor Immelman, David Howell and Paul Casey held onto positions 13-15, while Davis Love moved up three places to 16th after tying for fifth on Sunday.

 

In each of the four stroke-play rounds, the total of the two lowest scores by players from each team constitutes the team score for that round. The four-day (72-hole) total is the team's score for the championship.

 

"It's nice to be on top of the leaderboard," said Love. "It's nice not to be so far back that you can't get it back. But we've got three more days and there are a lot of good teams out there."

 

Wil Besseling joined Scott for the lowest round of the day, also firing a three-under 69 to lead the Netherlands team to its 141 total. Tim Sluiter had an even-par 72, while Joost Luiten's two-over 74 was dropped.

 

"It is good to finish at one-under, just as the defending champions did," said South African captain Enver Hassen. "It is a good halve."

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•    @MeganHealey A little birdie tells me they follow my tweets!

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