CHARLOTTE (North Carolina), May 5: Anthony Kim became the youngest winner on the PGA Tour in more than six years when he clinched an emphatic five-stroke victory at the $6.4 million Wachovia Championship on Sunday.

The 22-year-old Kim, who started the final round with a four-shot lead, was never headed, picking up four birdies on the front nine en route to a three-under-par 69 in pleasant conditions at Quail Hollow.

Kim finished at 16-under 272.

Fellow American Ben Curtis shot the day’s best score, a 65, to finish second on 11 under.

Kim recorded a tournament record low score and the largest margin of victory in the event’s brief six-year history, collecting $1,152,000 and vaulting to sixth on this year’s PGA Tour money list.

Leading final-round scores:

272 — Anthony Kim (US) 70, 67, 66, 69.

277 — Ben Curtis (US) 69, 71, 72, 65.

278 — Jason Bohn (US) 68, 67, 72, 71.

279 — Robert Allenby (Australia) 70, 70, 73, 66.

280 — Dudley Hart (US) 71, 67, 70, 72; Heath Slocum (US) 71, 68, 68, 73.

281 — Jim Furyk (US) 71, 67, 71, 72.

282 — Rod Pampling (Australia) 71, 70, 75, 66; Adam Scott (Australia) 72, 73, 66, 71; Fred Couples (US) 72, 69, 69, 72; Stewart Cink (US) 73, 70, 65, 74.

283 — Jesper Parnevik (Sweden) 71, 74, 71, 67; Dean Wilson (US) 71, 69, 74, 69; Hunter Mahan (US) 71, 70, 71, 71; Phil Mickelson (US) 68, 74, 69, 72; Pat Perez (US) 72, 73, 65, 73.—Reuters