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The Associated Press

Published: August 10, 2009

RENO, Nev. - John Rollins overcame an early double bogey with a chip-in eagle, then survived a string of bogeys to shoot an even-par 72 and win the Legends Reno-Tahoe Open for his third career PGA Tour victory.

Rollins, who tied the course record with a second-round 62 and led by six shots at the turn Sunday, won by three strokes, finishing at 17-under 271 on the Montreux Golf & Country Club course.

Rollins' previous PGA Tour victories came at the 2002 Bell Canadian Open and the 2006 B.C. Open.
Martin Laird made a 5-foot birdie putt on the 18th to shoot a 66 and tie for second with Jeff Quinney, who also shot a 66 on the strength of six birdies. Joe Ogilvie (71) was fourth at 13 under.

USGA: Jennifer Song, 19, became the second woman to win two United States Golf Association championships in the same year, beating Jennifer Johnson 3 and 1 in the U.S. Women's Amateur final at Old Warson in St. Louis. Song also won the U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links in June.

Pearl Sinn is the only other woman to win two USGA titles in a year, taking the 1988 Amateur and Public Links.

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