Trailing by four strokes at the start of Sunday’s play, Woody Austin shot the best closing round on the PGA Tour this year in winning the Stanford St. Jude Championship in Memphis, Tenn., by five strokes for his first tour victory since 2004 and his third overall.
His 8-under-par 62 was the best final round of Austin’s career and the best in the 50 years of this event.
“That was a true round of golf and was one of those surprises that we all get every once in a while,” Austin said as he waited for the final group to finish. “I’m just happy it happened to me on a Sunday when it really mattered.”
Austin carded an eagle and six birdies in a bogey-free round for a 13-under 267 total on a course where he had missed five cuts.
Adam Scott – the world’s fourth-ranked player – blew a three-stroke lead and missed the chance to be the first wire-to-wire winner on tour this year.
Champions Tour: Jay Haas cruised to his third Champions Tour win of the season, shooting a 2-under 69 to take the Principal Charity Classic by three strokes in West Des Moines, Iowa.
Haas, the only player with multiple wins on the senior tour this season, finished with a 12-under total of 201. He led the entire way and picked up his ninth career tour win.
