in the fifth playing of the copa de las americas—a 72-hole competition among amateurs from north, central and south america—team canada (albin choi, corey conners, brooke mackenzie Henderson and, at right, augusta James) shot 25-over-par 1,177 for a one-stroke victory over mexico after choi made a 12-footer on the 72nd hole at doral’s tpc blue monster on sunday. team usa finished third, two behind canada. carlos ortiz and rodolfo cazaubon of mexico won the men’s crown by four shots with a combined score of one-under 575; lindy duncan and erynne lee of the united states won the women’s division with a 21-over 597 after lee made a crucial up-and-down on the final hole. since the inaugural event in 2003, canada and the united states are the only countries to claim the overall prize (canada previously in 2003 and 2005; the u.s. in 2007 and 2010.) team usa has won the women’s competition three consecutive times (2007, 2010, 2013), but has only captured the men’s title once (2007). this year’s duo of top-ranked amateur chris williams and 2012 u.s. amateur champ steven fox finished third, seven back of mexico. “i’m really proud of this team,” said canadian captain robert ratcliffe. “this event is a tough format, and it really means that everyone on the team has to contribute.” —Brendan Mohler (@BrendanMohlerGW)