Scotland’s Martin Laird won the Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open on Sunday in Las Vegas, beating George McNeill with a birdie on the third hole of a playoff for his first PGA Tour title.

Laird closed with a 3-under 68 to match McNeill (67) and former UNLV player Chad Campbell (69) at 19-under 265. Campbell was eliminated on the second extra hole.

The 26-year-old Laird, a former Colorado State player, earned $756,000 and a two-your tour exemption for the breakthrough victory at TPC Summerlin.

He jumped from 134th to 62nd on the money list with $1,271,254.

Three-time Las Vegas winner Jim Furyk (62) and Jeff Klauk (68) tied for fourth at 18 under, and former UNLV player Charley Hoffman (68) followed at 17 under.

Cook rallies to win

John Cook won his third career Champions Tour title and first of this season, closing with a 4-under 68 to hold off Jay Haas and Bob Tway by two strokes in the Administaff Small Business Classic at The Woodlands, near Houston.

The 52-year-old Cook, an 11-time winner on the regular PGA Tour, finished at 11-under 205 on The Woodlands Country Club’s Tournament Course.

Westwood breaks through

Lee Westwood ended a two-year drought with a two-shot victory over Francesco Molinari at the Portugal Masters in Vilamoura, Portugal.

The Englishman shot a 6-under 66 to finish at 23-under 265.

Collins wins Nationwide

Chad Collins won the Miccosukee Championship in Miami for his second career Nationwide Tour title, closing with a 1-under 70 for a two-stroke victory in the wind at Miccosukee Golf and Country Club.

He earned $112,500 to jump from eighth to second on the money list with $386,014 going into Nationwide Tour Championship next week. The season-ending event is open only to the top 60 on the money list.

Tacoma’s Michael Putnam missed out by sliding to 73rd on the money list. Bremerton’s Troy Kelly, at 67th on the money list, also failed to qualify for the tour championship.

TRACKING RYAN MOORE AND KYLE STANLEY

Last week: PGA Tour’s Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospital for Children, TPC Summerlin, Las Vegas.

Moore’s fourth-round score: 3-under-par 68.

Stanley’s fourth-round score: 2-under 69.

Position: Moore (16-under 268) finished tied for seventh, and Stanley was in a pack in 27th (12-under 272). Martin Laird won a three-man playoff.

Recap: Puyallup’s Moore rallied with three back-nine birdies for his his fifth top-10 finish of the season. That result got him over $2 million earnings for the first time in his career. … Gig Harbor’s Stanley made plenty of birdies this week (22, tied for 11th), but he had his third double bogey of the tournament Sunday. If Stanley can’t find a final sponsor’s exemption before the end of the season, he will have to play the second stage of PGA Tour Qualifying School next month in Texas.

Next: Moore will be at the Frys.com Open starting Thursday near his winter home in Scottsdale, Ariz. at Grayhawk Golf Club

Todd Milles, The News Tribune