Davis Love III birdied three of his first four holes Sunday at The International and cruised to his fourth victory of the season.
Love led wire-to-wire for his 18th career title. He also vaulted from fourth to first on the PGA Tour's money list with US$5.1 million heading into next week's PGA Championship.
Love, who began the final round with 41 points, added 5 points under the modified Stableford scoring system used in this event and beat Vijay Singh and Retief Goosen by a tournament-record 12 points.
Chris DiMarco was another point back at 33, and John Rollins had 31. Ernie Els and Phil Mickelson each had 26.
The scoring system gives players 8 points for a double eagle, 5 points for an eagle, 2 points for birdie, zero for par, minus-1 for bogey and minus-3 for double bogey or worse. Rich Beem won last year with a four-round total of 44 points.
The field, cut after 36 holes, was trimmed again Saturday to the low 36 players and ties for Sunday's final round.
Love got off to a quick start, sinking a 25-foot birdie putt on the first hole. After three-putting No. 2 for bogey, he rebounded with two more birdies.
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