After a two-under 68 and five-under 65 in the opening two rounds at St George's Golf and Country Club in suburban Toronto, Green was well placed to mount a challenge from three shots off the lead.

The 35-year-old faltered on the 15th in round three when he bogeyed the par-five hole.

He followed it with two more bogeys to card a one-over 71.

Green ended the tournament with a one-over 71 in the fourth round after he bogeyed three of the first seven holes.

He finished equal 37th on five-under 275.

Charlestown professional James Nitties also finished the Canadian Open at five under.

¦ Morriset's David Morgan has a growing affection for Pacific Dunes after he won the course's Open Amateur NSW Vardon event on Saturday for the second straight year. Morgan set the pace on the front nine by shooting one under and bogeyed twice on the back nine to score 73 and hold on to victory by a single shot.

Last year Morgan tied with Newcastle's Steven Slappendel on 74 and won the one-hole play-off.

Pymble's Anthony Wall finished second this year and Newcastle's Jarrod Santi won the handicap category with his score of 71 nett.

¦ The youth brigade at Belmont has another bright spark on the rise in Chloe Pearce.

The 12-year-old is the niece of former Belmont club champion and professional Adele Bannerman, who now lives on the Gold Coast.

Bannerman has been closely monitoring Pearce's development over the past 12 months with regular phone calls.

Pearce had her first major win on July 16 when she was crowned the 13-and-under nett champion with a score of 13-under 275 at the State Age Championships at Mollymook and Batemans Bay's Catalina Country Club.

Pearce trains with fellow Belmont prospect Aliza Huff under the tutelage of Paul Robertson and Kurt Linde.

¦ Three bogeys in the final round left Belmont's Nick Flanagan narrowly short of winning the Nationwide Tour event in Columbus, Ohio, on Sunday.

The 26-year-old shot a one-under 276 to finish fourth.

In a tight leaderboard he finished only two shots behind winner American DJ Brigman.

It was Flanagan's biggest pay day this year, taking home $US38,400 ($42,774).

It was also the first time Flanagan had made the cut in his past four Nationwide events and only the second time he has broken into the top 10.