LAS VEGAS, Oct. 14 (UPI) -- Bob Estes won a birdie duel with Tom Lehman and Rory Sabbatini Sunday, claiming the Invensys Classic for his second PGA Tour title since June.
Estes carded a bogey-free 9-under-par 63 at the TPC-Summerlin, which yielded 14 scores of 66 or better in the final round. Among them was Davis Love's course-record 61.
Lehman and Sabbatini shot 66 and 64, respectively, but finished a stroke behind Estes, whose 30-under 329 was just a shot off the tournament record.
Estes grabbed the lead for good at the pivotal par-5 16th hole and picked up the third win of his 14-year career.
Estes, who won at the St. Jude Classic, and David Toms are the only players to have won twice on the PGA Tour since June, doing so in a combined 21 starts.
Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, David Duval, Ernie Els, Vijay Singh, Sergio Garcia and Love -- the top seven players in the world -- have combined for four titles during that span.
A 35-year-old Texan, Estes earned the $810,000 top prize and jumped from 23rd to eighth on the money list with $2,431,610 -- more than $1 million better than his 1999 career high.
