DEARBORN, Michigan (Ticker) -- Stewart Ginn's back nine was too much for Jim Thorpe's front or anything his playing partners could throw at him.

Ginn claimed his first Senior PGA Tour victory Sunday, winning the Senior Players Championship with a back nine that began with four birdies and included a title-clinching putt at the 17th hole.

A 53-year-old Australian appearing in his 75th Senior Tour event, Ginn won the final major of the season with a four-round total of 14-under-par 274, holding off Thorpe, Mike McCullough and Hubert Green by a stroke.

Ginn rallied from a four-shot deficit, thanks to a sensational back nine that propelled him to a 6-under 66 at the TPC of Michigan. He bogeyed the 18th hole but still earned the $375,000 top prize.

Thorpe carded a bogey-free 65 that featured four birdies and an eagle over the first eight holes. He parred each of the last six to finish at 13-under 275 and remain winless since The Tradition -- the first major of the season.

McCullough and Green made a run at their playing partner but came up just short. McCullough began the day with a one-stroke lead but played the first 12 holes in 1-over en route to a 71. Green bogeyed the 14th hole and shot a 70.

Ginn had eight birdies and a bogey in the final round. He started the back nine three shots off the pace but birdied Nos. 10-13 and rolled in a 15-footer at the 17th to build a two-shot lead.

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