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Jerry Kelly claimed his first PGA Tour victory after sinking a two-foot birdie putt at the 18th hole to hold off John Cook by a stroke in the Sony Open in Hawaii.

Kelly never relinquished the lead he earned on Saturday, shooting a level-par 70 as the chasing pack faltered.

He also avenged a disappointing loss to Cook at last year's Reno-Tahoe Open.

Kelly finished the first full-field event of the season at 14 under par on 266.

The 35-year-old, who went to college on an ice hockey scholarship, said: "It is burning me up inside right now. I'm not going to be able to sleep tonight."

Cook shot a 69 but had to settle for second place on 267.

He tied for the lead at 13 under with a birdie at the 18th but could not overcome a bogey at the par-three 17th, where his backswing was affected by a ringing cell phone.

He said: "I had a little miscue on 17 that I won't go into. But we're happy for Jerry."

Jay Don Blake was third - his best finish since 1998 - on 269, while David Toms, reigning Rookie of the Year Charles Howell III and Matt Kuchar tied for fourth, a further shot behind.

Collated final scores from the Sony Open, Waialae Country Club, Honolulu, Hawaii (USA unless stated, par 70):

266 J Kelly 66 65 65 70

267 J Cook 66 62 70 69

269 JD Blake 69 67 68 65

270 M Kuchar 68 69 66 67, C Howell III 72 62 66 70, D Toms 68 67 63 72

271 T Armour III, 68 70 68 65, D Peoples 72 68 66 67, J Edwards 70 66 68 69, KJ Choi (Kor) 68 65 69 71, S Ames (Tri) 67 67 66 72, J Furyk 69 66 64 72

272 F Funk 68 65 69 70, B Elder 68 64 70 70, C Riley 65 67 68 72, L Donald (Gbr) 69 67 66 70

273 H Tanaka (Jpn) 70 69 69 65, P Perez 68 67 70 68, B Burns 69 69 67 69, S Hoch 68 66 69 70, J Sluman 69 66 67 71, B Faxon 68 67 67 71

274 J Byrd 67 68 72 67, H Fujita (Jpn) 70 70 67 67, D Wilson 74 66 67 67, K Perry 65 70 69 70, B Gay 68 69 67 70, F Lickliter II 68 68 67 71, R Allenby (Aus) 69 66 67 72

275 A Magee 68 72 68 67, M Allen 70 65 72 68, C Pavin 69 66 71 69, G Kraft 70 67 68 70, J Huston 68 66 70 71, B Baird 72 66 67 70, E Toledo (Mex) 68 72 64 71, M Sposa 71 67 65 72

276 J Haas 68 68 73 67, T Lehman 70 66 70 70

277 B May 70 70 69 68, S Elkington (Aus) 69 69 70 69, C Beckman 67 67 71 71, S Garcia (Spa) 71 66 69 71

278 I Leggatt 71 67 71 69, B Heintz 70 67 71 70, L Mattiace 68 67 72 71, C Smith 69 67 71 71, P Lonard (Aus) 70 68 69 71, L Roberts 71 68 66 71, S Dunlap 71 66 69 72, T Herron 71 68 64 75

279 C Campbell 71 65 75 68, L Porter 71 66 72 70

280 B Geiberger 70 70 70 70, J Parnevik (Swe) 66 71 72 71, J Riegger 70 70 69 71, J Durant 68 69 71 72, S Appleby (Aus) 70 69 68 73, R Beem 68 69 69 74

281 G Nicklaus 69 70 73 69, D Gossett 69 68 75 69, D Ishii (Jpn) 70 70 72 69, R Zokol 71 67 73 70, P Tataurangi (Nzl) 67 72 71 71, J Daley 72 68 70 71, J Rollins 69 70 70 72, J Carter 69 69 70 73

282 D Sutherland 70 68 75 69, F Couples 70 70 69 73

283 D Hart 72 68 74 69, B Schwarzrock 72 68 71 72, S Maruyama (Jpn) 70 66 74 73

284 T Scherrer 70 69 77 68