Ames cashes in at Disney

Even without a trophy, Stephen Ames felt he had nothing to prove.

Despite a winless season, he already considered this year a success because he revamped his swing to eliminate nagging back soreness. He was tied for the lead on the final day at the U.S. Opena Oakmont and played in the final group with Tiger Woods in the PGA Championship at Southern Hills.

One last trip to escape the chill of Calgary turned into so much more Sunday.

Ames ran off 3 straight birdies on the back nine at the Walt Disney Resort, the last one a 4-iron that was close to perfect, then saved par from 65 feet away in a bunker on the closing hole for a 1-shot victory in the Children's Miracle Network Classic at Lake Buena Vista, Fla.

"I came down here to work on my golf swing," Ames said. "Here I am winning an event, which is awesome."

Ames closed with a 4-under 68 to hold off hard-charging Tim Clark in the final PGA Tour event of the season.

Clark birdied six of his last 10 holes for a 66, the lowest score on the weekend of a tournament, but he still fell short.

Mizuno Classic: Momoko Ueda became the first Japanese player to win the Mizuno Classic in nine years, closing with a 5-under 66 for a 2-stroke victory over American Reilley Rankin and Sweden's Maria Hjorth at Shima, Japan.

Volvo Masters: Justin Rose won the European Order of Merit as the tour's money leader, then finished off Simon Dyson and Soren Kjeldsen to win the Volvo Masters in a three-way playoff at Valderrama at Sotogrande, Spain.