Final-round 63 gives rookie his first title

Rookie Brandt Snedeker won his first PGA Tour title, shooting a nine-under-par 63 for a two-stroke victory in the Wyndham Championship on Sunday at Greensboro, N.C.

The 26-year-old former Vanderbilt player finished at 22-under 266 on the Forest Oaks course and earned $900,000.

Tim Petrovic, tied with Snedeker with two holes to play, shot a 67 to tie for second with Jeff Overton (70) and Billy Mayfair (67).

Snedeker and Petrovic were tied at 21 under with two holes to play and seemed headed to a playoff. Snedeker took the lead for good with a birdie on the par-three 17th, rolling in a 32-foot putt, and parred the 18th.

“I knew I was going to have to birdie one of the last two to give myself a chance,” Snedeker said. “The way the scores were going, everybody was getting birdies everywhere.”

Snedeker called the three-iron that set up his 32-foot putt a shot that “under the pressure, probably was the best swing of my life.”

Petrovic, playing two groups behind him, landed his tee shot on the green about 70 feet from the hole. He missed his birdie attempt and tapped in from about two feet for par.

“A guy shoots 63, you’ve got to take your hat off to him -- he won it, I didn’t lose it,” Petrovic said.

The victory moved Snedeker up 17 spots to No. 9 on the FedEx Cup points list. The FedEx Cup is a season-long points race that culminates with the playoffs, when the points are reset for four tournaments through the Tour Championship.

“Everything the tour has been telling us, you have a legitimate chance to win the FedEx Cup, [but] you’ve got to be inside the top 15,” Snedeker said. “That’s why I came here -- I wanted to get in the top 15 and give myself a chance. . . . I know my game can leave me tomorrow and I can have the shanks. I wanted to go as high as I could.”

Lorena Ochoa won the Canadian Women’s Open for her second consecutive victory and fifth of the season, closing with a two-under 69 at Edmonton, Canada, for a three-stroke victory over Paula Creamer.

The top-ranked Mexican star, coming off her first major victory two weeks ago in the Women’s British Open at St. Andrews, had a 16-under 268 total on the Royal Mayfair course. She earned $337,500 to raise her tour-leading total to $2,636,590.

“I wasn’t in a rhythm on the front nine, and Paula made a couple birdies to narrow the difference,” Ochoa said. “And then we made the turn, and then I started feeling strong. I made a good birdie on No. 12 to get good momentum, and I think from there things kind of changed in my way.”

Creamer finished with a 68. Shi Hyun Ahn (66) was third at 10 under, and Brittany Lang (67) and Laura Diaz (72) followed at nine under.

Alena Sharp was the top Canadian, closing with a 69 to tie for 10th at six under.

Mark McNulty won The Tradition for his first Champions Tour major, shooting a four-under 68 for a five-stroke victory over David Edwards at Sunriver, Ore. McNulty double-bogeyed the 18th hole at Crosswater Golf Club to finish at 16-under 272. He earned $390,000 for his sixth career victory on the 50-and-over tour. Edwards, tied for the lead with McNulty after the third round, had a 73 to finish at 11 under. D.A. Weibring was 10 under after a 72.