Mexico’s Carlos Ortiz out-gunned Sydney’s Aron Price in the final round to win the Web.com Tour’s Panama Claro Championship.

Price held a one-stroke lead into the final round but couldn’t match the hot pace set by his playing partner Ortiz, who carded a six-under-par 64 – the equal-best round of the day at Panama Golf Club – to run away to a four-shot victory over American Jason Gore, with Price sharing third place.

Aron Price held the 54-hole lead by a stroke but he couldn't hold out the fast-finishing Mexican Carlos Ortiz.
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Ortiz caught Price with a birdie on the 5th hole then birdied the next to take the lead for good. The Mexican’s six-birdie, no-bogey round kept Price, Gore and others at bay as he captured his first Web.com Tour tournament in style.

Former Australian Open champion Steve Allan began the last round just a shot from the lead but closed with a one-over 71 to share eighth. Incredibly, this was Allan’s best result on the Tour since 2008.

The victory pushes 22-year-old Ortiz to second place on the money-list in just the fourth event of his rookie Web.com Tour season. Price, meanwhile, jumped to 19th place and Allan to 25th, both men now inside the all-important top-25.

LEADERBOARD

1. Carlos Ortiz (Mex)      70-68-66-64—268

2. Jason Gore (US)        70-67-69-66—272

T3. Aron Price (NSW)   66-68-69-70—273

T3. Daniel Berger (US)   68-68-70-67—273

T3. Derek Fathauer (US) 72-69-65-67—273

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T8. Steve Allan (Vic)     71-66-67-71—275

T15. James Nitties (NSW)         70-71-66-70—277

T20. Steven Alker (NZ)  69-69-72-68—278

T30. Gavin Coles (NSW)           70-71-70-69—280

74. Alistair Presnell (Vic)          71-71-72-76—290

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