The hosts trailed 2-1 at halftime as Maris Verpakovskis netted twice following a fourth-minute opener from Gekas, but the 2004 European champions rallied to romphome.
But the 40-year-old left-hander could not find the same spark that saw him romp to a 66 in the second round and after starting with a birdie he dropped three shots coming home to miss out on the victory that would have seen him overtake Woods as world number one.