The American, 29, fired a four-under 67 - the only round in the 60s among the final 11 pairs on the course to finish on 10-under 274 at Innisbrook's Copperhead course in Palm Harbor, Florida.
That was good enough to pip Adam Schenk by one stroke, with England's Tommy Fleetwood and three-time Major winner Jordan Spieth sharing third on 276.
"It's a pretty awesome feeling," Moore said. "Super happy." In only his 46th PGA start, he sank a six-foot birdie putt at the par-three 15th and made a 26-foot birdie putt at the par-four 16th.
He then closed with back-to back pars while Spieth and Schenk stumbled down the stretch.
"The shot on 15 is really when I kind of locked in for the finish," Moore said. "Hit a great nine-iron there.
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