Stewart Cink had a reputation as a good golfer who just couldn't finish off a tournament.
His final-round collapse in March in the PODS Championship left him with just one victory in the nine career events he led going into the last day.
On Sunday, he put that behind him, holding off Tommy Armour III and defending champion Hunter Mahan to win the Travelers Championship in Cromwell, Conn., by a stroke. With his fifth career victory, Cink was projected to go to a career-high No. 6 in the world ranking.
Cink shot a 3-under 67 to finish at 18-under 262 for his first victory since 2004.
Armour (65) and Mahan (65) tied for second.
Wegmans LPGA
Eun-Hee Ji won the Wegmans LPGA for her first LPGA Tour title, rallying to beat Suzann Pettersen by two strokes in Rochester N.Y.
The 22-year-old South Korean shot a 5-under 67 to finish at 16-under 272 on the tricky Locust Hill course. Pettersen shot a 72 and lost a three-shot lead.
Champions Tour
Jeff Sluman won the Bank of America Championship for his first Champions Tour title, finishing off an 8-under 64 with a 34-foot birdie putt on the par-5 18th hole for a two-stroke victory over Loren Roberts in Concord, Mass.
-- The Associated Press
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