The Indian ace missed a whole lot of putts inside 10 feet and totalled nine-under 271 with rounds of 65-66-68-72.
He has improved two places on the FedExCup standings to 63rd. He will now feature in the Play-offs, which begin this week with the Northern Trust Championships.
At the top, Swede Henrik Stenson made a bunch of birdies on the back, four in five holes from 13th to 17th and finished with a round of six-under 64 and that helped him get to a tournament record total of 22-under 258 at Sedgefield Country Club.
"I need to do something drastic. It is hurting. The bogeys on the back nine were all because of missed putts. It was like a reverse momentum. You hit a good shot, get to the greens and within 12 feet and then walk off with a bogey. That's how it has been."
Stenson broke the course's 72-hole record, set by Carl Pettersson in 2008 and matched last year by Si Woo Kim.
Ollie Schniederjans shot a 64 to finish second.
Webb Simpson was 18 under after a 67.
Low scores and tight leaderboards once again were the norm at Sedgefield. With seven holes left for the final pairing, four players -- Stenson, Schniederjans, Ryan Armour and Kevin Na -- shared the lead at 18 under.
But Stenson stepped up the pace with a series of birdies to lock in the title.
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