Tom Watson rallied from a six-shot deficit with an 8-under-par 64 on Sunday to win the Charles Schwab Cup Championship in Sonoma, Calif., the season-ending event on the Champions Tour.
Watson surged up the leaderboard as third-round leader Jay Haas struggled, finishing at 16-under 272 for his second win of the year and eighth victory on the Champions Tour.
The Senior British Open champion, who had 39 PGA Tour victories, earned $440,000 and also claimed the Charles Schwab Cup points race and a $1 million annuity.
Haas, going for his third win in four weeks, closed with a 71 and was one stroke back. Tom Kite had a final-round 67 and was third at 13-under. Mark McNulty was 11-under after a closing 68, and Loren Roberts and leading money winner Dana Quigley were another stroke back in fifth after 70s.
Quigley, playing in the final pairing with Haas, tried to put pressure on his playing partner early. Also starting six strokes back, Quigley opened with three birdies, but gave strokes back with bogeys at Nos. 6 and 8 and fell off the pace.
Haas struggled with his putting early and made the turn in even-par after a birdie and a bogey on the front nine.
He made consecutive birdies to open the back nine, despite hooking his drive at the 11th. He hit his second shot pin-high to set up a short birdie putt. He also hooked his tee shot at No. 12 and made another bogey as his lead dropped to a stroke.
LPGA: Jee Young Lee of South Korea won her first tour title, closing with a 1-over 73 for a three-shot victory in the CJ Nine Bridges Classic in Jeju, South Korea.
Lee led all three rounds and finished at 5-under 211 to easily beat Mi-Hyun Kim and Carin Koch.
Lee became the fourth South Korean in four years to win the tournament. Defending champion Grace Park had a 70 and tied for sixth.
Annika Sorenstam, who already has clinched LPGA player of the year, closed with a 70 to tie for 13th.
Paula Creamer, who started the final round five shots off the lead, shot a 79.
European Tour: Not even eligible for all the majors at the start of the year, Colin Montgomerie completed a remarkable turnaround when he tied for third in the Volvo Masters in Sotogrande, Spain, and captured his record eighth money title.
Paul McGinley of Ireland closed with a 4-under 67 at Valderrama for a two-shot victory over Sergio Garcia.
Nationwide Tour: David Branshaw hit an approach to 2 feet for eagle on the par-5 17th hole in winning the Tour Championship in Prattville, Ala., and joining 20 other players, including Parker’s Shane Bertsch, who earned PGA Tour cards for the 2006 season.
