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Going gonzo: Fernandez-Castano gets big win in Shanghai at just the right time

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Spain's Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano tees off on the 9th hole during the final round of the BMW Masters golf tournament at the Lake Malaren Golf Club in Shanghai, China, Sunday, Oct. 27, 2013. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko) (The Associated Press)

Spain's Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano tees off from the 8th hole during the final round of the BMW Masters golf tournament at the Lake Malaren Golf Club in Shanghai, China, Sunday, Oct. 27, 2013. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko) (The Associated Press)

Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano's chip in for birdie on the tough 17th hole turned out to be the winning shot for him Sunday in the BMW Masters.

The 33-year-old Spaniard was flawless at Lake Malaren until it no longer mattered. The birdie gave him a three-shot lead playing the final hole, and Fernandez-Castano played it so poorly that he had to make a 2-foot putt for double bogey to win by a shot.

Fernandez-Castano closed with a 4-under 68 for a one-shot win over Francesco Molinari (64) and Thongchai Jaidee (66).

Luke Guthrie, the 23-year-old American making his first trip to Asia, lost the lead for the first time with a bogey on the opening hole and never got it back. He closed with a 71 to finish alone in fourth.