Pebble Beach, California, Feb 09: World number two Vijay Singh birdied the first three holes to forge clear of the field and then coasted to a three-shot victory in the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. With a final-round 69, Singh completed the tournament on 16-under-par 272 yesterday, three strokes in front of Jeff Maggert.
Phil Mickelson finished alone in third place a further shot back.
Canada`s Mike Weir, South Korea`s K J Choi and third-round co-leader Arron Oberholser tied for fourth on 279.
Singh, who earned 954,000 for the victory, extended his streak of top-10 finishes to 12.
Jack Nicklaus holds the PGA tour record of 14, a mark set in 1977.
Bureau Report