Rollins victorious in Nevada

John Rollins clinched the third PGA Tour victory of his career with a three-shot triumph at the Legends Reno-Tahoe Open.

Rollins, joint runner-up in the event last year, equalled the course record with a second-round 62 on Friday and was four clear heading into Sunday but enjoyed a far from smooth ride in his final round.

He double-bogeyed the fourth and dropped three further shots on the back nine, but also picked up six shots along the way to card a level-par 72 which saw him finish 17 under for the tournament.

Rollins' compatriot Jeff Quinney and Scotland's Martin Laird tied for second spot on 274 following respective final rounds of 66 and 69.

Laird, fourth a year ago, resumed in fourth place, but followed three opening pars with a seven-foot birdie putt to move to 12 under par.

Dropped shots at seven and eight set him back but then four consecutive birdies resumed his charge.

He had produced an amazing finish to his third round, making birdies at the 15th, 16th and 17th and then holing his 77-yard pitch to the last for an eagle two.

Quinney, tied for ninth overnight, picked up six birdies and did not drop a shot on Sunday but had too much ground to make up on Rollins.

Another American, Joe Ogilvie, finished a shot back in fourth, with Germany's Alex Cejka and another US duo, Kevin Na and Ryan Palmer, one further adrift and tied for fifth.