Japan’s Shigeki Maruyama held off late challenges by rookie Ben Crane and World number one Tiger Woods to win the $4.8 million Byron Nelson Classic in Texas last night.
Maruyama shot a final-round 68 to finish at 14-under-par 266 and win by two shots over Crane and four over Woods.
David Toms and South African Ernie Els finished at eight-under 272. Woods and Crane made charges with their low rounds of the day.
Maruyama earned $864,000 for his second win on the PGA Tour and moves up to $1,470,699 on the PGA Tour money list.
Elsewhere, Bruce Lietzke was declared the winner of the Waterhouse championship yesterday after the Senior PGA Tour event was reduced to 36 holes due to rain.
The final round never got under way and Lietzke was awarded his second title of 2002.