Sean O'Hair wins second Tour title at Tampa Bay

MIAMI (Reuters) - American Sean O'Hair overhauled a stumbling Stewart Cink to clinch his second PGA Tour title by two shots at the Tampa Bay Championship in Palm Harbour on Sunday.

Three strokes behind the pacesetting Cink after the weather-delayed third round, O'Hair surged to victory with a two-under-par 69 in bright sunshine on the challenging Copperhead Course at Innisbrook Resort and Golf Club.

The 25-year-old Texan grabbed the outright lead for the first time by ramming in a 32-foot birdie putt at the par-three 15th and could afford the luxury of bogeying the last for a four-under total of 280.

Cink, seeking his first PGA Tour title in more than three years, squandered an early four-stroke advantage with four bogeys and a double-bogey to slide back into a six-way tie for second place with a closing 74.

Australia's John Senden eagled the par-five 14th on his way to a sparkling 67, finishing level with Cink, Japan's Ryuji Imada (68) and Americans Billy Mayfair (72), Troy Matteson (69) and George McNeill (69).

Cink appeared to have the tournament in control after making an ideal start with a birdie at the par-five first where he hit his second shot into a greenside bunker, splashed out to nine feet and holed the putt.

The four-times PGA Tour winner then rolled in a 23-footer to birdie the par-four second and stretch his lead to four strokes.

SURPRISING BOGEY

However, he surprisingly bogeyed the par-four third after reaching the green in two, a three-putt there from 19 feet including a missed three-footer to save par.

Cink dropped another shot at the par-three eighth where he missed the green to the left, chipped to 11 feet and failed to sink the putt before reaching the turn one ahead of the chasing pack.

In breezy conditions, he missed a five-foot birdie opportunity at the par-five 11th before he three-putted from long range to bogey the par-three 13th and drop back into a tie for the lead with O'Hair.

Worse was to follow for Cink at the par-five 14th where he ran up a bogey after pulling his tee shot into the left rough, his ball ending up beside the trunk of a tree.

Playing left-handed, he struck another tree to advance the ball only 20 feet before hitting his third shot 190 yards up the fairway. From there, he failed to reach the green in four.

Moments earlier, O'Hair had holed the 32-footer to birdie the 15th and snatch the outright lead at five under.

Cink fell apart over the next two holes, lipping out with a birdie attempt from four feet at the 15th and double-bogeying the 16th after pushing his tee shot into water.

With his victory hopes in tatters, he coaxed in a 50-footer to birdie the 17th before signing off with a par at the last.

(Writing by Mark Lamport-Stokes in Los Angeles; Editing by Miles Evans)