Bob Heintz birdied the final hole to earn his first Nike Tour victory, a one-stroke victory at the Shreveport Open.

Heintz capped a final-round even-par 72 by two-putting on the 18th hole to earn the $40,500 first prize. His four-round total of 5-under 283 was one shot better than Joel Edwards and Craig Bowden.

Needing a birdie on the par-5 18th to clinch the victory, Heintz reached the green in two before two-putting from 30 feet.

"My hands were shaking on that first putt," Heintz said. "I took two practice strokes and I normally only take one. The first stroke was way too fast.

"I was solid from six feet in all week and that last one was too easy to miss. All I had to do was stab it in."

Heintz, a three-time Ivy League champion at Yale, climbed from 105th place to seventh on the Nike Tour money list.

Defending champion Vance Veazey also shot 72 and headed a tie for fourth place at 3-under that included Marco Gortana, Jay Delsing, Sam Randolph and Jim McGovern.

Edwards, who earned $22,050 for his second-place tie, just missed his second win of the year. He claimed the Mississippi Gulf Coast Classic in February.

"I drove it good and played good," he said. "I knew Id have to shoot something in the 60s."