Tournament Notebook

PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) -John Mallinger won the Pebble Beach Invitational on Sunday, birdieing four of the last six holes for a 4-under 68 and a two-stroke victory over Jason Gore.

Mallinger, who lost his fully exempt PGA Tour status after finishing 133rd on the money list, made a 25-foot birdie putt on No. 18 to finish at 15-under 273 in the event featuring 76 male and female players. He earned $60,000 in the $300,000 tournament sponsored by Callaway Golf.

Mallinger, who also led after the second and third rounds, had eight birdies, two bogeys and a double bogey in the final round played in intermittent rain.

``I putted well today and putted well all week,'' said Mallinger, who has eight top-three finishes but is winless since joining the PGA Tour in 2006. ``I love Pebble Beach. It's tough to beat Pebble Beach.''

Gore, who will join Mallinger in the PGA Tour's final qualifying tournament, closed with a bogey-free 65.

``I tried, but I just got outplayed,'' said Gore, who also birdied the final round. ``But I played well and I'll take the momentum to Q-School.''

Pat Perez (65) and Champions Tour player Russ Cochran (71) tied for third at 11 under. Cochran, who began the final round trailing by one stroke, held a one-stroke lead after birdieing the 11m but bogeyed the 13th and Mallinger soon began his final birdie spree.

Annika Sorenstam, completing her first 72-hole tournament since her LPGA Tour retirement in 2008, shot a 73 to finish at 3 under.

``It's funny, you don't play for two years and then you go inside the ropes and the mindset comes back,'' Sorenstam said. ``It's there, which is too cool. But you can't make the same shots anymore.''

Morgan Pressel shot a 72 to finish at 7 under, the best among the 13 LPGA Tour entrants.

Tommy Armour III, the 2008 and 2009 winner, withdrew before the final round because of personal reasons.