Third-round leader Charles Howell III never got any traction on Sunday, closing with a 2-over 74 to finish tied for eighth. He began the final round with a one-shot lead.

"I didn't putt well today," the Augusta native said. "Other than that it wasn't much different from the other days (when he shot two 67s and a 69). It's nice to be in this position; I just didn't putt well enough."

Howell said he never made the right adjustments on Sunday.

"I'm doing decent with reading (the line), but I need to work on my speed," Howell said.

Moving up

Roswell native Justin Bolli shot a 69 to finish at 12-under 276, which left him in eighth place. It was the best finish on the PGA Tour for the University of Georgia grad. His previous best was a tie for 15th at the 2005 BellSouth Classic.

The win earned Bolli a career-best $200,750 and pushed him from No. 182 to No. 125 on the money list.

Cink falls short

Local favorite Stewart Cink, who lives at Sugarloaf, turned in a 69 to finish tied for 11th at 9-under 279. It was his best showing at the tournament since 2004.

Cink had three birdies on his first six holes, but followed that with three consecutive bogeys. He recovered to shoot 33 on the back nine.

"I made a couple of mistakes and that took the wind out of my sails," Cink said. "I really feel like I had chance to this one. I hit the ball well."

Just short

Camilo Villegas closed with a 66, tying John Huston and Bill Haas for the day's low round, and wound up in third place. Villegas finished 14-under and barely missed a 16-foot eagle putt on the 18th hole that would have put him in a playoff.

Villegas wasn't doing much until the last seven holes, when he made five birdies.

"On the 12th green I look at the leader board, I look at my caddie and say, 'Man, we're only four back,'" Villegas said. "If I get three birdies in a row I'm going to get back in it. Sure enough, I made a long putt (a 40-footer) there and I go birdie, birdie and just got right behind the boys. And it's OK."