SAN ANTONIO - Adam Scott made the Texas Open his first PGA Tour victory in two years, shooting a combined 11-under 133 in a 36-hole finale Sunday to edge Fredrik Jacobson by a stroke.
The 2008 Byron Nelson Classic winner, Scott overcame two early bogeys with an eagle on the par-4 17th in his third-round 66, then built his lead with six birdies en route to a closing 67 on the new Oaks Course at TPC San Antonio.
The Australian, 29, survived a closing bogey - his only one in the final round - when Jacobson missed a 16-footer from the fringe on No. 18 that would've forced a playoff. Scott finished at 14-under 274 and earned $1,098,000 for his seventh tour victory.
He got the win in the tournament's first season at the Oaks Course, designed by his hero, countryman Greg Norman, who sent a message to Scott afterward.
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Scott rallied from four strokes back - and bogeys on two of his first three holes. More than 3 inches of rain Friday' set up Sunday's 36-hole marathon.
Ernie Els, Aaron Baddeley and Jimmy Walker tied for third at 12 under. J.B. Holmes had the 54-hole lead at 12 under but fell apart with a 4-over 76.
LPGA
MOBILE, Ala. - Se Ri Pak ended a three-year victory drought with a birdie on the third playoff hole to beat Brittany Lincicome in the rain-shortened Bell Micro LPGA Classic.
Pak, the Hall of Famer from Korea, used a nice bunker shot to set up a 10-foot putt that sealed her 25th career win and first since she won the Owens Corning Classic in 2007.
Champions Tour
HOOVER, Ala. - Dan Forsman made an eagle and four consecutive birdies on the front nine on his way to a three-stroke victory in the Regions Charity Classic.
Forsman made a couple of late bogeys to finish at 66 for the third round and minus-20 196 overall, easily beating Joe Ozaki (66) and Peter Senior (68) at 17-under 199.
European Tour
SON SERVERA, Spain - Sweden's Peter Hanson shrugged off a one-shot penalty to beat Alejandro Canizares of Spain in a playoff and win the Mallorca Open on Sunday.
A TV replay showed that Hanson struck his chip shot on No. 12 a second time. He fell two strokes behind with four to play before making birdies on No. 15 and No. 17.
