Yes, Puyallup's Ryan Moore has heard the collective set of groans from his supporters every time he's missed the cut this season on the PGA Tour.

And he knows they've gotten pretty loud after missing three in a row after the Memorial Tournament earlier this month in Ohio.

Since then, Moore has regained his old form, posting a tied-for-10th at the U.S. Open, and taking home his best finish of 2009 on Sunday afternoon with a tied-for-fourth at The Travelers Championship in Cromwell, Conn.

It was the first time Moore has posted consecutive top-10 finishes since 2006 when he had a pair of tied-for-sixths at the 84 Lumber Classic and Chrysler Classic of Greensboro.

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This week: Nationwide Tour's Players Cup, Thursday through Sunday, Pete Dye Golf Club, Bridgeport, W.Va.

Fourth-round score: 4-under-par 68.

Position: Putnam (9-under 279) finished tied for seven, six strokes behind winner Tom Gillis (273).

Recap: Scores were high, and the Tacoma golfer took advantage by climbing 16 spots in the final round to post his best finish - and first top-10 – of the season. He had three front-nine birdies, and posted his third eagle of the tournament on the par-5 17th, repeating that feat from Saturday.

Next: He has a week off, but will play in the Fort Wayne Gretzky Classic starting July 9 at The Georgian Bay Club in Ontario, Canada.

By his own admission, Lacey's Jon McCaslin had no idea how he was going to try and protect an eight-stroke leading heading into the final round of the 79th Tacoma City Amateur.

So he went for broke – and came out of it OK.

Bombing drives of 330 yards on an Oakbrook Country and Golf Club layout that demands precision over power, McCaslin shot a 4-over-par 75 Sunday to win the title by three strokes over defending champion Jarred Bossio, of Olympia.

The 25-year-old McCaslin finished the three-round championship at 3-under 211. Bossio, who fired the day's best round – a 1-under 70 – was second at 214, followed by Puyallup's Derek Barron (73) in third at 218, and Tacoma's David Talcott (75) and Auburn's Sean Packer (71) in a tie for fourth at 219.

McCaslin became the 50th different champion of the event, dating back to 1931, and third consecutive first-time winner.

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