Ames joins a winners' list including Tiger Woods and Vijay Singh

Stephen Ames' final-round 68 secured victory in the Children's Miracle Network Classic in Florida.

The Canadian hit three straight birdies from the 13th for his first title since the Players Championship in March 2006.

In all, Ames finished with five birdies and a bogey to finish at 17-under, one shot clear of South Africa's Tim Clark.

Clark fired a final-round 66, including six birdies in an eight-hole span starting at the ninth. It was his third runner-up finish this season.

"I was planning on going to Maui for a Christmas vacation, and now I have another reason to go," said Ames, referring to the winners-only Mercedes-Benz Championship that starts the 2008 PGA season.