Brendan Steele won the Nationwide Tour Championship, beating Colt Knost on the fourth hole of a playoff Sunday. But both players left feeling like champions as they finished among the top 25 money winners to earn PGA Tour cards. Steele began the season-ending event 30th and Knost, the 2007 U.S. Amateur champion, was 36th. Steele knocked in an 8-foot birdie on the fourth extra hole, ending a day filled with drama, nerves and regrets. Steele finished sixth on the final money list and Knost 15th, both among the 14 first-timers out on tour next season. Steele held a five-shot lead after three rounds at the Daniel Island Club's Ralston Creek course. "I didn't sleep very well," he said. "Couple of hours here and there. It's almost a little bit harder when you've got that big lead because you can't help but try and protect it a little bit." Read more: http://sports.espn.go.com/golf/news/story?id=5750024
