BLAINE, Minn. (AP) – Tom Kite made three birdies over the final seven holes in a 3-under 69 Sunday for a one-stroke victory at the 3M Championship and his first Champions Tour victory in 21 months.

One week after losing the lead on the final four holes at the U.S. Senior Open, Kite moved ahead at No. 13 and secured the win by rolling a 60-foot eagle putt within 18 inches and tapping in for birdie at No. 18. He finished at 13-under 203, one stroke ahead of Craig Stadler, who missed a 15-foot eagle putt on the final hole at the TPC of the Twin Cities.

Third-round leader Tom Purtzer, Larry Nelson and Vicente Fernandez tied for third at 10 under. Nelson made six birdies between the second and 12th hole and closed with a 6-under 66.

Sammy Rachels, Bruce Lietzke and David Eger tied for sixth at 9 under.

Kite birdied Nos. 12 and 13 to take the lead. He made a 5-foot putt to save par at 16, then missed a 5-foot birdie chance at 17.

Kite ended a 47-tournament winless streak dating to October 2002. He’s had six second-place finishes in that span, including a second at the Senior British Open two weeks ago.

Kite picked up $262,500 for his seventh victory on the Champions Tour and surpassed $1 million in season earnings for the fifth straight year.

Kite is the 17th different winner in 21 Champions Tour events this year.

Stadler, trying to become the 50-and-over circuit’s first three-time winner this year, started the final round three strokes back. He eagled the par-5 third to move within one stroke and made eight consecutive pars on the back nine.

For the second year in a row, Purtzer started the final round with the lead, but couldn’t close out the victory. He held a two-stroke lead over Kite entering Sunday’s round, but a double bogey at the seventh and a bogey at No. 9 sent Purtzer toward his final-round 75.

Last year, Purtzer led by one stroke through 36 holes, but fell to 10th after a final-round 74.

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