LAS VEGAS — Scotland's Martin Laird won the Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open yesterday for his first PGA Tour title, beating George McNeill with a birdie on the third hole of a playoff.

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.

Laird, a former Colorado State player, earned $756,000 and a two-year tour exemption for the breakthrough victory in his 53rd tour start. 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 Charley Hoffman (68) followed at 17 under.

Laird holed an 11-foot birdie putt on the par-4 18th for the win after McNeill hit his approach near the greenside water hazard and saw his 18-foot par putt lip out.

Campbell dropped out with a bogey on the 17th.

Laird took the lead from Campbell and Furyk at 19 under with a birdie on the par-5 ninth. Laird parred the next six holes before birdieing the par-5 16th to reach 20 under, then dropped back with a bogey on 17.

McNeill birdied the 18th to join Laird and Campbell at 19 under, and Campbell and Laird then closed with pars to set up the playoff.

Hawai'i's Dean Wilson shot 67—270 to tie for 19th and win $50,904, while Parker McLachlin shot 71—273 to tie for 38th and win $16,800.

CHAMPIONS

COOK CAPTURES THIRD

John Cook won his third career Champions Tour title and first of the 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, Texas.

Cook, an 11-time winner on the regular PGA Tour, finished at 11-under 205.

Haas, bidding for a victory in his third consecutive start and one stroke off the lead at the start of the final round, shot a 71. Tway had a 70.

PGA EUROPEAN

WESTWOOD WINS

England's Lee Westwood won the Portugal Masters for his first victory since September 2007, closing with a 6-under 66 for a two-stroke victory over Italy's Francesco Molinari at Vilamoura, Portugal.

Westwood finished at 23-under 265 and moved to the top of the European tour money list. Molinari had a 70. Ireland's Padraig Harrington shot a 67 to finish third at 19 under. Third-round leader Retief Goosen had a 75 to tie for sixth.

NATIONWIDE

COLLINS GETS SECOND

Chad Collins won the Miccosukee Championship for his second career Nationwide Tour title, closing with a 1-under 70 in windy conditions in Miami for a two-stroke victory over three others in the final full-field event of the season.

Collins finished at 10-under 274. He earned $112,500 to jump from eighth to second on the money list with $386,014, with the top 25 next week after the season-ending Nationwide Tour Championship earning 2010 PGA Tour cards.