The Associated Press

LAS VEGAS - Candie Kung made sure the 18th hole wouldn't be her undoing.

Kung, 21, built a three-shot lead in the Takefuji Classic before bogeying the final hole Saturday to win her first LPGA Tout title by two shots over Annika Sorenstam and two others.

The second-year player lost the sole lead in both the first and second rounds with final-hole miscues. This time, the finishing three-putt bogey didn't matter.

"I was just trying to hit a green and walk out of there with a par," Kung said.

Kung double bogeyed the hole in the first round and bogeyed her final hole after shanking a shot in the second round. But Saturday, the 4-footer she missed for par meant only that her winning margin was smaller.

Kung finished with a 2-under 70 and was 12 under for the tournament.

Sorenstam rallied on the back nine with three straight birdies and closed with a birdie on the 18th hole. But after being six shots out in the opening round, she never threatened to take the lead in the 54-hole event.

MCI HERITAGE: Stewart Cink shot a 2-under 69 and survived an up-and-down third round to hold the lead at Hilton Head Island, S.C. Cink, the 2000 champion, had a 12-under 201 total, a stroke ahead of Jeff Sluman, who had the day's best round of 64.

Woody Austin (65) and Kenny Perry (67) were 10 under, and four-time champion Davis Love III (69), Hal Sutton (71), Northern Kentuckian Steve Flesch (67) and Chad Campbell (70) were another shot behind.

CHAMPIONS TOUR: Bob Gilder shot a 6-under 64 and Tom Watson had a 66 to share the second-round lead in the Emerald Coast Classic at Milton, Fla. Gilder and Watson had a 10-under 130 total. Bobby Wadkins shot a career-best 61 to join Gil Morgan, Leonard Thompson, Morris Hatalsky, Larry Nelson and Vicente Fernandez at 9 under.

ALGARVE OPEN: Fredrik Jacobson shot a 1-under-par 71 to take a one-stroke lead heading into the final round at Faro, Portugal. Jacobson had three birdies and two bogeys for a 5-under 211 total.

CONGRATS FROM JACK: Jack Nicklaus' first letter to Mike Weir gave golfing advice. His latest was a note of congratulations to the new Masters champion.

Weir sent a letter to Nicklaus years ago seeking advice on whether to play golf as a lefty or from the opposite side. Weir, then 13, received a reply from Nicklaus, encouraging him to play from his natural side. Last week, after becoming the first left-hander, and Canadian, to win the green jacket at Augusta National, Weir recalled the letter.

Nicklaus was flattered. Weir remembered.

"It was just a short letter with my advice, but I don't think I've ever sent one to a future Masters champion before," Nicklaus was quoted as saying on PGATour.com. "Of course, I wouldn't remember the letter, but I was flattered he would keep that, and I just sent him a note yesterday congratulating him. Maybe he'll frame that as well."

Scores

PGA Tour

MCI Heritage

At Harbour Town GL

Hilton Head Island, S.C.

Purse: $4.5 million

Yardage: 6,973; Par: 71

Third Round

Stewart Cink	67-65-69-201
Jeff Sluman	68-70-64-202
Woody Austin	68-70-65-203
Kenny Perry	67-69-67-203
Steve Flesch	68-69-67-204
Davis Love III	66-69-69-204
Chad Campbell	67-67-70-204
Hal Sutton	67-66-71-204
Chris Riley	69-70-66-205
Doug Barron	71-67-67-205
Peter Jacobsen	69-69-67-205
Tom Pernice.	67-70-68-205
Matt Gogel	69-67-69-205
Jim Furyk	70-66-69-205
Ernie Els	69-66-70-205
Geoff Ogilvy	68-67-70-205
Nick Price	68-66-71-205
Rod Pampling	67-72-67-206
David Gossett	71-67-68-206
Paul Goydos	69-69-68-206
Tim Clark	68-69-69-206
Glen Hnatiuk	69-68-69-206
Corey Pavin	69-68-69-206
John Senden	66-71-69-206
Bob Estes	69-72-66-207
Cliff Kresge	70-70-67-207
Rocco Mediate	67-70-70-207
M.Calcavecchia	69-66-72-207
T.Immelman	72-69-67-208
Skip Kendall	72-68-68-208
Greg Chalmers	67-72-69-208
Scott Simpson	67-71-70-208
Len Mattiace	68-73-68-209
Fred Funk	72-69-68-209
Todd Barranger	68-72-69-209
Pat Bates	71-69-69-209
David Edwards	72-67-70-209
D.Hammond	74-63-72-209
Tom Lehman	69-73-68-210
Justin Leonard	71-71-68-210
Brandt Jobe	68-74-68-210
Garrett Willis	69-72-69-210
Jonathan Byrd	70-71-69-210
Robert Damron	69-72-69-210
Dean Wilson	74-66-70-210
Robert Gamez	72-68-70-210
Darren Clarke	70-69-71-210
Bob Tway	71-67-72-210
Steve Jones	74-68-69-211
P.-U. Johansson	73-69-69-211
B. Langer	71-70-70-211
Mark O'Meara	70-71-70-211
Jay Williamson	68-72-71-211
Glen Day	70-70-71-211
Briny Baird	69-70-72-211
Scott Verplank	70-68-73-211
Gene Sauers	70-72-70-212
D.A. Weibring	69-72-71-212
Craig Barlow	65-76-71-212
Ian Leggatt	72-68-72-212
Billy Mayfair	70-69-73-212
Lee Janzen	70-69-73-212
Shaun Micheel	72-70-71-213
Tom Byrum	70-72-71-213
Dudley Hart	73-68-72-213
Loren Roberts	71-70-72-213
Andrew Magee	74-67-72-213
Patrick Sheehan	71-71-72-214
Tim Herron	72-70-72-214
Thomas Levet	70-71-73-214
Billy Andrade	70-71-73-214
Kelly Mitchum	68-72-74-214
Joe Durant	70-70-74-214
Carl Pettersson	69-71-74-214
John Maginnes	73-69-73-215
Carl Paulson	69-73-73-215
Joel Edwards	69-72-74-215
Jesper Parnevik	73-69-74-216
Luke Donald	73-68-75-216

Champions Tour

Emerald Coast Classic

At The Moors, Milton, Fla.

Purse: $1.4 million

Yardage: 6,832; Par: 70

Second Round

Bob Gilder	66-64-130
Tom Watson	64-66-130
Bobby Wadkins	70-61-131
Morris Hatalsky	67-64-131
Larry Nelson	66-65-131
Vicente Fernandez	65-66-131
Gil Morgan	63-68-131
Leonard Thompson	63-68-131
Dana Quigley	66-66-132
Tom Purtzer	66-66-132
Jay Overton	67-66-133
Mike Smith	66-67-133
Bobby Walzel	66-67-133
Graham Marsh	68-66-134
Mark Pfeil	67-67-134
James Mason	67-67-134
Terry Dill	70-65-135
Mark McCumber	69-66-135
Dave Barr	67-68-135
Seiji Ebihara	67-68-135
Andy North	66-69-135
Pat McDonald	71-65-136
Jerry McGee	70-66-136
Allen Doyle	69-67-136
Wayne Levi	69-67-136
Fuzzy Zoeller	68-68-136
Tom Kite	68-68-136
Larry Ziegler	67-69-136
Jim Holtgrieve	65-71-136
Eamonn Darcy	69-68-137
Stewart Ginn	69-68-137
Mike McCullough	69-68-137
Bruce Lietzke	68-69-137
Jay Sigel	68-69-137
Rodger Davis	68-69-137
John Jacobs	67-70-137
Tom Wargo	71-67-138
Mike Hill	69-69-138
Billy Kratzert	68-70-138
Jim Dent	68-70-138
Ted Goin	68-70-138
John Schroeder	67-71-138
Bruce Fleisher	64-74-138
Howard Twitty	72-67-139
John Harris	72-67-139
Hugh Baiocchi	71-68-139
Charles Coody	71-68-139
Hubert Green	70-69-139
Gary Koch	69-70-139
Jim Thorpe	69-70-139
Jim Colbert	68-71-139
Des Smyth	67-72-139
Dale Douglass	72-68-140
Rocky Thompson	70-70-140
Jimmy Ellis	70-70-140
Dick Mast	69-71-140
Andy Bean	69-71-140
David Lundstrom	69-71-140
J. M. Canizares	68-72-140
Tom Jenkins	67-73-140
Jim Albus	72-69-141
J.C. Snead	70-71-141
Bob Eastwood	68-73-141
David Eger	67-74-141
Ed Dougherty	73-69-142
John Mahaffey	71-71-142
Bob Duval	71-71-142
Bruce Summerhays	71-71-142
Bob Murphy	71-71-142
Walter Hall	69-73-142
Dave Eichelberger	74-69-143
Doug Tewell	75-68-143
Bill Rogers	68-75-143
Walter Morgan	72-72-144
Gibby Gilbert	72-72-144
Jim Ahern	68-76-144
Rex Caldwell	73-73-146
David Graham	73-73-146
Lee Trevino	78-69-147
Orville Moody	75-73-148
Joe Inman	79-71-150

LPGA Tour

Takefuji Classic

At Las Vegas CC

Purse: $1.1 million

Yardage: 6,494; Par: 72

Final scores

Candie Kung	67-67-70-204
A. Sorenstam	72-67-67-206
Soo-Yun Kang	69-70-67-206
Cristie Kerr	67-68-71-206
Hee-Won Han	72-68-67-207
A. Fukushima	69-70-69-208
Se Ri Pak	69-70-69-208
C. Matthew	66-68-74-208
J. Rosales	70-71-68-209
M. Redman	74-65-70-209
Kim Saiki	67-70-72-209
A.Stanford	71-71-68-210
Amy Fruhwirth	72-68-70-210
Kelli Kuehne	68-72-70-210
S. Gustafson	74-70-67-211
Pat Hurst	73-67-71-211
Da. Ammaccapane,	72-68-71-211
Tammie Green	72-68-71-211
Karen Weiss	71-69-71-211
Laura Diaz	66-71-74-211
Ackerman,	69-75-68-212
Karrie Webb	73-69-70-212
J.Gllghr-Smith	69-73-70-212
Rosie Jones	69-72-71-212
Kate Golden	70-69-73-212
Nanci Bowen	71-73-69-213
D. Delasin	74-69-70-213
Rachel Teske	71-70-72-213
L. Neumann	70-71-72-213
Eva Dahllof	74-72-68-214
Christina Kim	72-73-69-214
M. McGuire	72-73-69-214
D. D'Alessio	74-69-71-214
Heather Bowie	75-67-72-214
Tina Barrett	72-70-72-214
Jane Crafter	71-70-73-214
H. Kobayashi	70-71-73-214
Janice Moodie	71-69-74-214
Kelly Robbins	75-70-70-215
Young Kim	75-69-71-215
Maria Hjorth	74-68-73-215
Carri Wood	74-68-73-215
Catrin Nilsmark	71-71-73-215
Lorie Kane	75-71-70-216
Dottie Pepper	74-72-70-216
S. Steinhauer	75-70-71-216
a-Aree Song	76-67-73-216
Leslie Spalding	73-70-73-216
Marisa Baena	70-73-73-216
Ch.Sorenstam	74-67-75-216
S.Pettersen	75-71-71-217
Jill McGill	72-73-72-217
Juli Inkster	76-68-73-217
Jenny Lidback	75-67-75-217
Karen Stupples	74-72-72-218
Beth Bader	75-71-73-219
Jamie Hullett	74-72-73-219
Busuttil	71-74-74-219
Jimin Kang	70-75-74-219
Soo Young Kim	72-72-75-219
Emilee Klein	67-77-75-219
Jenna Daniels	74-72-74-220
Grace Park	74-71-75-220
Jeong Jang	73-72-75-220
Kasumi Fujii	71-73-76-220
Deb Richard	70-76-75-221
Dina Ammacacpane	77-68-76-221
Carrie Roberts	76-69-76-221
Giulia Sergas	74-71-76-221
Natalie Gulbis	71-75-76-222
S. Louden	73-72-77-222
Lisa Strom	73-72-78-223