FINAL LEADERBOARD US unless stated -23 L Glover -22 T Pernice jr -21 J Rose (GB), R Palmer, G Ogilvy (Aus), H Frazar, R Beem -20 B Jobe, M Calcavecchia Selected others: -17 G Owen (GB) -15 B Davis (GB) -11 R Goosen (SA)

Rose, who began the final round two shots back, bogeyed the first but then carded three birdies in succession.

Having picked up another four shots he edged ahead before two bogeys in the final three holes left him tied third.

Glover birdied the final two, holing a bunker shot at the 18th to finish 23 under, with Tom Pernice jr second.

Rose was also thwarted in the final stages of the Buick Championship in August, when having led after the second and third rounds he finished one shot behind Brad Faxon and Tjaart van der Walt.

The 25-year-old Englishman, who has now finished third three times on the US Tour, has not won a ranking event since his breakthrough year as a professional in 2002, when he won four titles worldwide.

Rose, who was born in South Africa, first came to the golfing world's attention when he finished as top amateur at the 1998 Open Championship.

When it's your time, it's your time Lucas Glover

Glover, who has missed 12 cuts this season with a best finish of joint third in New Orleans in April, carded eight birdies in his final round.

At the 17th he holed a 40-foot putt from the fringe and then came the bunker shot at the last from 35 yards, which pitched five feet from the flag and rolled in.

"You always see someone tapping in to win or making a 12 footer for birdie and going nuts," said Glover. "I was trying to make par.

"For it to happen that way, it was a lucky shot and everyone can say that because it's true. When it's your time, it's your time."

Glover's maiden win comes in his second season on the PGA Tour and lifts him to 28th on the money list, and a chance to make the season-ending Tour Championship in two weeks in Atlanta.

Pernice, who carded a 69 but had only one birdie in the final 14 holes, needed to hole a 15-footer on the final green to force a play-off.

The putt never looked likely to drop and he admitted: "I didn't hit a great putt but what are you going to do? Lucas played a great round, my hat's off to him."