Golf-American Rollins wins third PGA Tour title in Reno

LOS ANGELES, Aug 9 (Reuters) - American John Rollins survived a topsy-turvy final round to win the Reno-Tahoe Open by three shots in Nevada on Sunday.

Four ahead of the chasing pack overnight at Montreux Golf and Country Club, Rollins carded a level-par 72 for a 17-under total of 271.

The 34-year-old, who chipped in to eagle the par-five 11th, shrugged off a double-bogey at the fourth and three dropped shots after the turn to clinch his third PGA Tour title.

Britain’s Martin Laird closed with a 69 to share second place with American Jeff Quinney.

Most of the PGA Tour’s biggest names were competing this week in the third and final World Golf Championship event of the year, the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational at Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio.

(Writing by Mark Lamport-Stokes in Akron, Ohio; Editing by Nick Mulvenney. To query or comment on this story email sportsfeedback@thomsonreuters.com)