Ames claims victory in final PGA Tour event of '07 season

Stephen Ames wanted to escape the chill of Calgary for the final PGA Tour event, a decision that paid off Sunday when he closed with a 4-under 68 for a one-shot victory in the Children's Miracle Network Classic.

Ames emerged from a typically crowded leaderboard at Disney with three straight birdies on the back nine of the Magnolia Course in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., then saved par from 65 feet out of the bunker to avoid a playoff with Tim Clark.

It was the first victory in a year that Ames already had deemed a success because of overhauling his swing to cope with nagging back issues.

Clark, who has the most career earnings of anyone without a PGA Tour win, birdied six of his final 10 holes for a 66.

Ames finished at 17-under 271, the highest winning score at Disney since Tiger Woods won with the same score in 1999.

The consolation prize went to Kevin Stadler, who tied for 15th to move into the top 125 and keep his card for next year. Stadler finished at No. 124, while Matthias Gronberg locked up the final spot with a tie for 37th.

Euopean PGA Tour

Justin Rose won the European Order of Merit, then finished off Simon Dyson and Soren Kjeldsen to win the Volvo Masters in Sotogrande, Spain.

Rose secured the Order of Merit by reaching a three-way playoff at Valderrama, where the Englishman rolled in a 12-foot putt at the second extra hole to win the season-ending tournament. Rose rallied after blowing a four-shot lead, finishing with a 3-over 74. Dyson shot a 70 and Kjeldsen had a 67. They tied at 1-under 283.

Rose earned $960,488 to overtake Ernie Els and Padraig Harrington on the money list.

Singapore Open

U.S. Open champion Angel Cabrera birdied the last hole for a 1-over 72 and a one-stroke victory over Vijay Singh in the Singapore Open.

Cabrera had an 8-under 276 total. Singh closed with a 67. Adam Scott, the 2005 and 2006 winner, shot a 71 to finish that at 3 under.

Phil Mickelson was 8 over after a 79.

-- The Associated Press