Hunter Mahan wins Phoenix Open from rookie Rickie

FROM THE AOL GOLF NEWS SERVICE
Hunter Mahan produced a flawless round for the second consecutive day to win the Waste Management Phoenix Open by a single stroke from rising talent Rickie Fowler at TPC Scottsdale in Arizona..
From a crowded leaderboard Mahan made his move on the back nine with a pair of birdies and an eagle on the par-5 13th and after Fowler missed a birdie putt on the last the 27-year-old's second career US PGA Tour title was assured.
Mahan was the only player in the field not to card a bogey over the final 36 holes as he finished 16-under-par following a six-under 65 on Sunday.
Fowler, a US Walker Cup player last year and playing just his sixth US PGA Tour event, was just inches away from forcing a play-off when he rolled a 20ft putt past the hole on the 18th green.
The 21-year-old will, though, likely reflect on a missed opportunity on the par-5 15th when, after driving to within range of the green, he opted only to lay-up and then managed just a par.
South Korea's Yang Yong-eun was third after he carded a 65 to finished 13 under.
Overnight leader Brandt Snedeker endured a terrible final round, dropping three shots over the first seven holes, as he returned a seven-over-par 78, including double bogeys at each of the final two holes, to finish in a tie for 43rd.
Spaniard Alvaro Quiros was the best placed of the European raiders as the Ryder Cup hopeful recovered from double bogeys at the opening two holes to card a 70 and finish six shots behind the leaders.
Ian Poulter, who won at last week's WGC-Accenture Match Play, was a stroke further back after also posting a final-round 70.
FINAL TOTALS
Par 284 (4x71)
268 Hunter Mahan 68 70 65 65
269 Rickie Fowler 65 67 69 68
270 Y E Yang (South Korea) 66 70 69 65
271 Mathew Goggin (Australia) 66 67 70 68, Chris Couch 67 66 70 68, Charles Howell III 69 66 68 68
272 Vaughn Taylor 68 68 68 68
273 Bryce Molder 68 67 70 68, Robert Allenby (Australia) 69 65 69 70, Matthew Every 63 70 68 72, Joe Ogilvie 71 66 66 70, Scott Piercy 68 67 65 73, Camilo Villegas (Colombia) 62 69 71 71
274 Tom Lehman 66 67 71 70, Mark Wilson 65 66 72 71, Alvaro Quiros (Spain) 67 66 71 70, Fred Couples 67 70 68 69, Ryan Palmer 69 68 69 68, Andres Romero (Argentina) 69 67 69 69, Rich Beem 70 65 70 69, Ryuji Imada (Japan) 65 71 68 70, D J Trahan 70 68 69 67, Ryan Moore 66 66 74 68
275 Nick Watney 74 63 69 69, Michael Letzig 69 70 67 69, Pat Perez 65 68 71 71, Jeff Overton 67 68 70 70, Zach Johnson 66 68 71 70, Greg Chalmers (Australia) 68 66 73 68, Lee Janzen 69 67 67 72, Phil Mickelson 68 68 72 67, Anthony Kim 67 65 76 67, Chad Campbell 68 68 69 70, Ian Poulter (England) 72 63 70 70, Jimmy Walker 67 70 67 71
276 Ben Crane 68 70 71 67, J.P. Hayes 69 68 70 69, Bubba Watson 69 70 68 69, Tom Gillis 70 68 67 71, James Driscoll 69 69 69 69, Skip Kendall 67 70 67 72, Kevin Streelman 69 67 71 69
277 Ted Purdy 68 69 71 69, Matt Kuchar 68 70 68 71, Jeff Maggert 69 67 71 70, J B Holmes 69 68 71 69, Chad Collins 67 69 70 71, Fredrik Jacobson (Sweden) 70 67 68 72, Mark Calcavecchia 68 68 67 74, Brandt Snedeker 66 67 66 78
278 Ricky Barnes 68 71 71 68, Nathan Green (Australia) 70 68 69 71
279 Kevin Na 70 69 72 68, Kenny Perry 68 70 72 69, John Rollins 69 66 72 72, Sean O'Hair 70 69 71 69, John Merrick 70 67 67 75, Scott Verplank 70 68 70 71, Parker McLachlin 67 70 70 72
280 Chris DiMarco 69 69 69 73, Johnson Wagner 72 67 71 70
281 J J Henry 73 66 72 70, Scott McCarron 68 71 69 73, Justin Rose (England) 65 70 71 75, Billy Mayfair 72 67 73 69, Geoff Ogilvy (Australia) 66 70 71 74, Carl Pettersson (Sweden) 66 70 71 74
282 Brian Gay 70 66 74 72, Briny Baird 68 69 73 72
284 Brian Stuard 72 64 76 72, Kevin Stadler 66 73 77 68, Paul Goydos 70 67 75 72, Heath Slocum 69 70 71 74
286 Aaron Baddeley (Aus) 71 67 74 74, Michael Sim (Aus) 69 70 75 72, Joe Durant 66 71 73 76, Ben Fox 67 72 74 73
287 Braxton Marquez 74 65 70 78