Webb Simpson pulls away for 6-stroke victory in Las Vegas
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Webb Simpson tips his hat to the crowd as he approaches the pin on the 18th green in the final round of the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open golf tournament, Sunday, Oct. 20, 2013, in Las Vegas. Simpson won the tournament. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson) (The Associated Press)
Webb Simpson cruised to victory Sunday at TPC Summerlin, pulling away for a six-stroke win in the second event of the PGA Tour's new wraparound season.
Winning for the first time since the 2012 U.S. Open, Simpson closed with a 5-under 66 in the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open. He finished at 24-under 260 after opening with rounds of 64, 63 and 67 to take a four-stroke lead into the final round.
Simpson earned $1.08 million for his fourth PGA Tour title.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Ryo Ishikawa and Jason Bohn tied for second. Ishikawa, the Japanese player who had to play the Web.com Tour Finals to regain his PGA Tour card, shot a 65. Bohn had a 66.