AP - Webb Simpson cruised to victory on Sunday at TPC Summerlin, pulling away for a six-stroke win in the second event of the PGA Tour's new wraparound season.
Winning for the first time since the 2012 US Open, Simpson closed with a five-under-par 66 in the Shriners Hospitals Open.
He finished at 24-under 260 after opening with rounds of 64, 63 and 67 to take a four-stroke lead into the final round.
Simpson earned $US1.08 million ($A1.12 million) for his fourth PGA Tour title. In addition to the US Open last year at The Olympic Club, he won the Wyndham Championship and Deutsche Bank Championship in 2011.
Ryo Ishikawa and Jason Bohn finished equal second. Ishikawa, the Japanese player who had to play the Web.com Tour Finals to regain his PGA Tour card, shot a 65 and Bohn had a 66.
Charley Hoffman was fourth at 17-under after a 64.
Chesson Hadley, second entering the final round, had a 70 to drop into a share of fifth at 16-under with Luke Guthrie, Troy Matteson and Charles Howell III. Guthrie and Matteson shot 64 and Howell had a 65.
Greg Chalmers was the best of the Australians, tied for 15th after a final-round 67, finishing on 13-under 271.
He was one shot clear of Stuart Appleby who fired a 69 to be equal 23rd on 272.
John Senden faded with a last-round 77 (279) to come in 19 strokes behind Simpson, while Geoff Ogilvy had disappointing tournament, finishing at the tail of the field on 284.
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