Charles Howell III claimed his first PGA Tour win after holding off Brandt Jobe at the Michelob Championship.

The tour's reigning Rookie of the Year erased a three-stroke deficit with a final round of four-under 67.

The low round of the day at Kingsmill Golf Club left the wiry 23-year-old at 14-under 270.

Howell, who won the individual NCAA Championship at Oklahoma State in 2000, had finished in the top 10 just once in his previous 23 starts.

His best finish on the tour was a runner-up showing at Milwaukee last season.

Also seeking his first PGA Tour victory, Jobe bogeyed two of the last three holes for a one-over 72.

He began the day with the lead but had to settle for runner-up, tying with Scott Hoch at 12-under 272.

Geoff Ogilvy of Australia was fourth at 273, a stroke better than veteran Billy Mayfair, who started the final round just a shot off the pace.

Final-round scores (par 71, US unless stated):

270 Charles Howell III 70 65 68 67

272 Brandt Jobe 67 68 65 72, Scott Hoch 66 70 67 69

273 Geoff Ogilvy 70 67 66 70

274 Billy Mayfair 70 63 68 73

276 Tim Clark 70 68 71 67, Steve Flesch 72 67 66 71, Loren Roberts 66 69 73 68, Corey Pavin 66 69 68 73

277 David Morland IV 68 69 69 71, Harrison Frazar 70 67 71 69, Tom Byrum 72 69 68 68, Scott Dunlap 69 70 67 71

278 Jason Hill 68 70 68 72, Matt Kuchar 71 69 67 71, Hidemichi Tanaka (Jap) 64 70 71 73, David Toms 70 71 69 68, Shaun Micheel 70 67 71 70

279 Jonathan Byrd 67 69 71 72, John Riegger 69 70 67 73, Luke Donald 68 70 69 72, Stephen Allan 68 72 66 73, Stephen Ames 70 70 71 68, Lee Janzen 69 72 67 71

280 John Cook 71 67 71 71, David Duval 64 69 74 73, Donnie Hammond 71 69 68 72, JP Hayes 68 69 74 69, Dicky Pride 72 68 70 70

281 Briny Baird 75 65 70 71, Jeff Brehaut 67 71 72 71, Mark Brooks 70 71 69 71, Olin Browne 70 71 70 70

282 Brett Wetterich 68 69 73 72, Ian Leggatt 70 68 71 73, Jose Coceres (Arg) 66 69 71 76, Chris Riley 67 69 72 74, Mike Heinen 71 68 75 68, Peter Jacobsen 67 68 73 74

283 Paul Gow 69 70 74 70, John Rollins 67 72 77 67, Garrett Willis 70 71 67 75, Miguel Angel Jimenez (Spa) 72 65 70 76, Mike Sposa 69 69 74 71, Chip Sullivan 67 69 71 76, Kevin Sutherland 68 72 72 71, Robert Gamez 69 70 74 70

284 Tripp Isenhour 72 69 71 72, Bryce Molder 70 71 68 75, Jay Williamson 69 69 71 75, Bart Bryant 66 72 74 72, Pat Bates 71 70 68 75, Guy Boros 73 66 71 74, Brian Henninger 73 68 69 74, Jerry Kelly 72 68 71 73

285 Chris Smith 71 67 71 76, Duffy Waldorf 71 68 71 75, Gabriel Hjertstedt 67 72 68 78

286 Joe Ogilvie 71 70 72 73

287 Brian Bateman 68 72 77 70, Woody Austin 70 70 72 75, Brett Quigley 67 74 70 76

288 Brad Lardon 68 71 73 76

289 Kirk Triplett 69 70 72 78, Robin Freeman 70 69 80 70

290 Phil Tataurangi 70 71 74 75

291 Mike Springer 72 68 77 74, Russ Cochran 70 68 76 77

293 Ken Duke 69 71 75 78

295 Lee Porter 67 74 80 74

200 Fred Wadsworth 70 71 75 84