Flesch cruises to third PGA Tour win

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08/06/2007 - Reno, NV (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Steve Flesch only managed an even-par 72 on Sunday, but it was enough to cruise to a five-shot victory at the Reno-Tahoe Open.

He finished the event at 15-under-par 273 and came in well ahead of Charles Warren (71) and Kevin Stadler (70). That pair posted four-round totals of 10- under 278.

Rich Barcelo (68) and John Merrick (74) shared fourth place at minus-eight.

Flesch began the final round with a five-shot victory and was never seriously threatened. This was his third win on the PGA Tour to go with the 2003 event in New Orleans and the Colonial the following year.

The win netted Flesch the $630,000 first-place check and more importantly, guaranteed his spot in the field next week at the PGA Championship at Southern Hills.

"After yesterday, I had a good feeling," said Flesch, who was the second alternate next week, but got in with the win. "I'm not sure I would hold off a low round but today I hung in there."

Heavy winds swirled through the Montreux Golf and Country Club and it impacted Flesch early in the final round. He bogeyed the first, came back with a birdie at four, but dropped another shot at No. 6.

"I made a cruddy bogey at one," said Flesch. "That's the last way you want to start."

Flesch's lead briefly dipped to two, but no one could get closer. Flesch could not get up and down from a bunker at the 10th, but nearly holed his third at the par-five 11th. He settled for a birdie and his lead jumped back up to four strokes.

Warren birdied the 13th to get within three, but that would be the closest anyone got. Flesch made a nice par save at 14 and Warren bogeyed 15 to expand the lead back to four.

Flesch did not look like he was going to make birdie at the par-five 17th, but holed a 28-footer for birdie. His lead was five and he two-putted from 13 feet for a par at the last.

"I got the job done," said Flesch. "I did the hard part the first three days and today I just hung in there. I'm pleased."

Former PGA Champion Shaun Micheel (72), Brendon de Jonge (72) and another past PGA Champion, Steve Elkington, (73) shared sixth place at seven-under-par 281.

Michael Allen (70), Brian Davis (70) and Todd Fischer (76) tied for ninth place at minus-six.

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