John Senden has hit a superb final-round five-under 66 to finish equal second at the PODS Championship in Bermuda, with the Aussie golfer pipped at the line by Mark Calcavecchia, who won the tournament by a stroke with an overall 10-under-par score. Calcavecchia endured a tumultuous final day as he hit a one-under 70 on the par 71 course, with Senden racing up the leaderboard and Heath Slocum almost forcing a play-off at the final hole. With Calcavecchia sitting on a one-stroke lead, Slocum (71) needed to sink a four-foot putt on the final hole to force a playoff, but when the American&aposs effort rebounded off the edge of the cup, Calcavecchia could tip his cap and take victory. “I never expected him to miss that,” said Calcavecchia. For Senden, it was a superb finish as the Aussie started the day on four-under before proceeding to gradually work his way up the leaderboard throughout the round, which included seven birdies. It was the Queenslander&aposs best finish on the US Tour since he won the John Deere Classic last year. “I&aposve been striking the ball all week,” Senden said. “At the beginning of the week I wasn&apost getting it overly close to the hole but today I hit it pretty close. Five of the seven birdies were from inside eight feet (2.5 metres).” “I figured I needed to get it to double figures to have a chance, but I&aposm still happy to shoot the score I did.” The entire tournament was a rollercoaster ride for Calcavecchia though, with the American packing his bags and preparing to leave Innisbrooke following a disastrous first round 75. He rallied slightly on the second day to be on par going into the third round, before producing a sensational 62 to take the lead going into the final day. Calcavecchia struggled to maintain his third-round form on the final day and, with Senden finishing rapidly and Slocum just a shot behind, the American missed a seven-foot par putt on the final hole to expose himself to a playoff before Slocum eventually faltered. Aussies Nathan Green and second-round leader Stephen Leaney also had solid days with both players hitting 70, while Peter Lonard produced a quality 68 to climb into equal 48th. Final Round of The PODS Championship (par 71): -10: Mark Calcavecchia 75 67 62 70 -9: John Senden (Australia) 69 71 69 66, Heath Slocum 68 69 67 71 -8: Lucas Glover 72 68 67 69, Brian Gay 69 72 66 69 -7: Charles Howell III 70 74 68 65, K.J. Choi 69 69 67 72 -6: Jonathan Byrd 69 69 72 68, J.B. Holmes 72 68 69 69, Stephen Leaney (Australia) 69 67 72 70, Ryan Moore 69 71 68 70 -5: Nathan Green (Australia) 70 72 70 67, Bart Bryant 71 69 69 70 -4: Jason Bohn 69 70 70 71, Anthony Kim 67 73 68 72, Billy Andrade 69 70 69 72, Pat Perez 68 70 69 73, Zach Johnson 71 71 66 72 -3: Kenny Perry 73 69 72 67, Vijay Singh 70 70 72 69, John Rollins 74 68 70 69, Eric Axley 71 72 69 69, Bubba Watson 71 71 69 70, Frank Lickliter II 70 73 68 70, Dean Wilson 72 70 68 71, Chris DiMarco 69 69 69 74 Also: -2: Peter Lonard (Australia) 71 72 71 68 +6: Gavin Coles (Australia) 70 71 72 77 +9: Mark Hensby (Australia) 72 71 77 73