Nick Price claimed his first PGA Tour win in four years as he cruised to his second career win at The Colonial.

The Zimbabwean struggled early before pulling away with a three-under-par 67 and overcame consecutive bogeys on the front nine by playing the final 12 holes in three-under, enabling him to finish five shots better than David Toms and Kenny Perry.

Closer to the Senior Tour than his prime, Price won on the PGA Tour for the first time since the St Jude Classic four years ago.

"It feels like 10," said Price. "I didn't think this day was going to come."

He earned his 17th PGA Tour win - four of which have come in Texas - and 41st worldwide.

"This one came from right field," said Price, who in 1994 won seven times across the world, including The Colonial and two of his three major titles.

"It wasn't sitting there in front of me like so many of those in the early 1990s."

Price finished with a 72-hole total of 13-under 267. Toms and Perry were at 272, with Dudley Hart at 273 and Davis Love III and Phil Tataurangi at 274.

Tom Watson had the surprise week, finishing alone in seventh at 275 as he took the week off from the Senior Tour.

Price ended the third round with a five-shot lead but still did not feel comfortable.

"Sleeping on a five-shot lead is not fun at all when you haven't won in such a long time," he said.

Final round scores and totals from the Colonial, Colonial Country Club, Fort Worth, Texas.

267 Nick Price (Zim) 69 65 66 67

272 David Toms 71 71 64 66, Kenny Perry 70 66 69 67

273 Dudley Hart 73 65 70 65

274 Phil Tataurangi (Nzl) 70 69 66 69, Davis Love III 70 70 67 67

275 Tom Watson 68 72 66 69

276 Jonathan Byrd 73 67 68 68, Steve Flesch 68 67 70 71, Esteban Toledo (Mex) 67 67 72 70, Stuart Appleby (Aus) 70 71 71 64

277 Vijay Singh (Fij) 68 70 70 69, Hal Sutton 69 68 71 69, Bob Tway 67 68 71 71, Olin Browne 69 72 69 67, Billy Andrade 68 70 70 69, Joel Edwards 67 71 69 70, Frank Lickliter II 67 72 70 68

278 Cameron Beckman 71 69 70 68, Scott Verplank 67 70 72 69, Justin Leonard 70 68 69 71, Shigeki Maruyama (Jpn) 72 67 69 70

279 Bob Estes 65 72 72 70, John Huston 70 70 71 68, Peter Jacobsen 72 68 69 70, Tom Lehman 71 67 71 70, Phil Mickelson 73 70 69 67

280 Chad Campbell 72 68 71 69, Jerry Kelly 69 71 72 68, Scott McCarron 70 70 69 71, Jesper Parnevik (Swe) 69 72 70 69, Corey Pavin 68 71 69 72

281 Briny Baird 71 71 70 69, Bob Burns 68 68 72 73, Stewart Cink 72 69 69 71

282 Matt Gogel 69 71 73 69, Peter Lonard (Aus) 68 70 69 75, Mike Weir (Can) 71 68 73 70, Steve Jones 67 73 70 72

283 Brandt Jobe 67 72 69 75, Loren Roberts 70 73 67 73, Mark Brooks 68 71 73 71, Chris DiMarco 72 71 71 69, Steve Elkington (Aus) 74 68 72 69, Jay Haas 69 74 72 68, Steve Lowery 67 75 72 69, David Peoples 72 71 71 69

284 John Rollins 70 73 69 72, Luke Donald (Gbr) 73 69 69 73, David Gossett 74 69 71 70, Joey Sindelar 68 71 74 71, David Frost (Rsa) 72 67 73 72, Lee Janzen 69 72 74 69, Per-Ulrik Johansson (Swe) 68 73 73 70, Jeff Maggert 68 74 72 70

285 Pat Perez 72 66 74 73, Brent Geiberger 72 68 76 69, Skip Kendall 68 71 74 72, Carl Paulson 68 72 74 71

287 Tom Pernice Jr. 72 69 72 74

288 Ian Leggatt (Can) 70 69 74 75, Jose Coceres (Arg) 70 68 73 77, Brandel Chamblee 69 73 72 74, Billy Mayfair 70 73 71 74

290 Glen Day 69 67 77 77

291 Rodney Pampling (Aus) 72 71 73 75, K.J. Choi (Kor) 69 72 69 81

292 J.J. Henry 72 71 75 74, Brian Gay 70 66 78 78

294 Paul Stankowski 72 69 74 79, Duffy Waldorf 71 71 74 78

296 Neal Lancaster 71 72 77 76