Sutherland surprise winner in Match Play

CARLSBAD, Calif. -- Kevin Sutherland never had much reason to believe he would win the first World Golf Championship of the year.

He barely qualified as the No. 62 seed. Five long days ago, he was 2-down with two holes to play against David Duval when he somehow managed to get past the first round.

And in the biggest match of his life, his driving was so erratic that he never knew where the ball was headed, only that the grass beneath it was going to be thick.

"All day long, I'm in total survival mode, just trying to get to the next hole and not hurt anybody while I'm doing it," Sutherland said.

His amazing journey reached an unlikely destination Sunday when Sutherland missed yet another fairway, saved yet another par and claimed the Match Play Championship with a 1-up victory over childhood friend Scott McCarron.

"It's phenomenal," said Sutherland, who earned $1 million. "Next to winning a major, the World Golf Championship events are right there. This has 64 of the best players in the world. It makes it even more special to beat some of the best."

It was a bitter loss for McCarron, whose long-handled putter failed him for the second week in a row. Needing an 8-foot birdie putt on the 36th hole to extend the match, the ball caught the left lip and McCarron turned away in shock.

"I felt like I played a lot better and I should have won," said McCarron, who never trailed until missing a 6-foot par putt on the 33rd hole. "He was a buzz saw out there."

McCarron earned $550,000.

Brad Faxon won the consolation match and $450,000 when Paul Azinger bogeyed the 18th hole, then made bogey on the first extra hole. Azinger earned $360,000.

Tuscon Open

TUCSON, Ariz. -- Ian Leggatt ended a decade of frustration, carving out a two-shot victory over Loren Roberts and David Peoples in the Tucson Open for his first victory on the PGA Tour.

The 36-year-old Canadian, who attended Q-school last year after just failing to keep his card as a top 125 money-winner in his rookie season, tied his career-low with a final-round 8-under-par 64.

Leggatt had a 72-hole total of 20-under 268. The $540,000 winner's purse is more than Leggatt's combined earnings since turning pro in 1990.

Roberts fired a 66 and Peoples shot 67.

Audi Senior Classic

NAUCALPAN, Mexico -- Bruce Lietzke had three birdies on the back nine and shot a 5-under-par 67 to win the Audi Senior Classic.

Lietzke, who opened the final round five shots off the lead, finished at 8-under 208. He earned $255,000.

Gary McCord and Hale Irwin shared second place, one shot behind Lietzke at 7-under 207.

-- From wire reports