POTTER SINKS FIELD AT PEBBLE BEACH

TED Potter Jr claimed his first PGA Tour title for six years with a convincing three-shot win at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am.

The 34-year-old was tied for the lead with world No 1 Dustin Johnson heading into t he final round i n California but while the latter could only muster a l ev e l - p a r 7 2 , Po t t e r followed his stunning 62 on Saturday with a threeunder 69.

His 17-under-par total was three clear of Australia’s Jason Day and Americans Johnson, Chez Reavie and Phil Mickelson, with the latter producing a fast finish for the second Sunday in a row with three birdies i n his l ast five holes.

Potter made a nervous start with a t hree-putt bogey from inside 20 feet on the opening hole but birdied the long next and surged ahead as fine approaches to the fourth and sixth set up closerange gains.

A chip-in birdie on the seventh completed Potter’s scoring and he parred his way in for a first triumph since l anding the 2012 Greenbrier Classic.

He said:“It’s just so good right now, to get my second career win after five years away from it. Going back to the Masters, it will definitely be another dream come true.

“Try to get back there and win the Par 3 Contest again — that was a lot of fun.

“This has j ust been a blast this week and it’s unbelievable right now.”