Wyndham Championship: Davis Love III wins 21st PGA Tour title

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Before this win, Davis Love III's best finish this season was tied 44th

Wyndham Championship final standings

-17 D Love III (US); -16 J Gore (US); -15 S Brown (US), C Schwartzel (SA), P Casey (Eng); -14 B Koepka (US), B Haas (US), C Pettersson (Swe), W Simpson (US). Selected others: -13 T Woods (US); -10 L Donald (Eng)

USA's Ryder Cup captain Davis Love III won the Wyndham Championship in North Carolina by one shot.

The 51-year-old bookended his tournament with rounds of 64 to finish on 17 under for a 21st PGA Tour title.

Love's six-under-par final round moved him ahead of Jason Gore, who took a two-shot lead, external into the final day.

England's Paul Casey finished tied third on 15 under, while 14-time major champion Tiger Woods finished a further two shots back in tied 10th position.

"I gave myself a chance. I had all the opportunities in the world to do it and didn't get it done," said Woods.

The 39-year-old, in a quest for his first title since the 2013 WGC Bridgestone, was joint leader at the halfway stage., external

Woods started the day two strokes off the lead but did not make a birdie until the ninth hole.

And after Gore missed a long birdie chance at the last to force a play-off, Love secured the title at Sedgefield Country Club and his third in Greensboro.

It comes four months after foot surgery for Love, who is now the third oldest winner of a PGA Tour event.

USA's Scott Brown briefly tied for the lead when he landed a hole-in-one on the 174-yard third during the final round.

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