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David Eger shot a 3-under 69 in rainy, windy conditions Sunday to win his first Champions Tour event since 2005 at the inaugural Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic.

A 3-foot putt on the 16th hole gave Eger a two-shot lead shortly after Tommy Armour III had three-putted from 60 feet to bogey the par-3 17th hole. That allowed Eger, who finished at 11 under, to hold on for a one-shot victory despite a bogey on the par-4 18th.

``It's been a long time coming,'' Eger said after accepting the $240,000 winner's check, his first in 118 events. ``A year or two go by after your previous win, you don't know - as the birthdays continue to fly by - if you're ever going to do this again.''

Armour, who won twice on the PGA Tour in 1990 and 2003, lamented some putting woes that likely cost him his first Champions Tour triumph.

``The greens are a little tricky. The putts move around the hole,'' Armour said. ``Tom Watson told me a long time ago, 'Even great putters miss putts.' You know, in 54 holes, you're going to miss a putt.''