Maiden win for Reavie

Reavie: Maiden win

Final-round leaderboard
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C Reavie -17
B Mayfair -14
S O'Hair -13
S Marino -13
N Thompson -12
M Weir (Can) -12
S McCarron -12

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Chez Reavie overcame a nervous start to shoot a final-round 70 and claim victory in the Canadian Open - his maiden win on the PGA Tour.

The American finished with a 17-under-par total at Glen Abbey, three strokes ahead of Billy Mayfair, with two other Americans, Sean O'Hair and Steve Marino, one stroke further back.

Meanwhile, Anthony Kim, who had started the final round just one behind third-round leader Reavie, dropped back to 11 under and a tie for eighth place.

Reavie, who had had just one top-30 finish in 21 starts during his rookie season, began the final round by bogeying two of his three opening holes.

But the 26-year-old dug in and fought back, taking birdies at the fourth, ninth and 10th before sealing his breakthrough win with another at the par-five 18th.

"I didn't feel comfortable until I hit my third shot on the green on 18," Reavie said later. "That's when I relaxed and said, okay, I've got it."

Reavie had been forced to complete his weather-delayed third round on Sunday morning, with a birdie at the 18th enabling him to push past Kim.

"I was actually surprised at how calm I was out there today," he added. "Obviously, that was my goal, but I had never been in that situation, so I didn't know what to expect.

"I just managed to stay patient. I never pressed. Even when I made two bogeys early, I just kept with my game plan."

Invitation

The $900,000 winner's cheque more than doubled Reavie's career earnings to date and also clinched him an invitation to the Masters and a spot in next month's PGA championship at Oakland Hills.

Bidding for his first PGA Tour win in a decade, Mayfair started the day five behind the leader and had cut the deficit to two with two to play.

But he could get no closer, signing for a three-under 68, with O'Hair and Marino respectively shooting 68 and 70.

Chasing his third PGA title of the season, Kim stayed in contention until suffering a back-nine collapse with bogeys at the 11th, 17th and 18th.

Local hope Mike Weir ignited the home crowd with a late charge, including birdies on two of his three final holes.

However, bidding to become the first Canadian in 54 years to lift the national title, the 2003 Masters champion finished one shot further back in a tie for fifth alongside Nicholas Thompson (69) and Scott McCarron (71).

Sweden's Carl Pettersson (69) finished as top European on 10 under, one ahead of Englishman Brian Davis (72).