Brendan Steele kept his cool for win in Texas
Steele, 28, took a one-stroke lead into the final day and a one-under round of 71 was enough for the American to win the title by one stroke from Charley Hoffman and Kevin Chappell.
Tour rookie Steele had never finished higher than 17th before but said he did not feel nervous protecting his lead. "I was a lot more calm," he said. "When you've got the one-shot lead it's not even your tournament. There's so many guys that could still win with a good round that I didn't feel as much pressure."
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Hide AdAs with much of the tournament, the fourth day was played out amid strong winds, something that may have contributed to a crucial bogey for Chappell on the 17th. "I'll be honest, I think I just fell asleep," said Chappell. "I felt the wind was dead into me. I should have known it was a little left to right."