Austin wins Stanford St. Jude Championship, while Pettersen claims first major at LPGA Championship

Woody Austin overcame a four-stroke deficit at the start of play yesterday to win the Stanford St. Jude Championship by five shots. Austin closed with an 8-under-par 62, the PGA Tour’s lowest closing round since Brad Faxon’s 61 at the 2006 Buick Championship. This is Austin’s first tour victory since 2004 …

“That was a true round of golf and was one of those surprises that we all get every once in a while,” Austin told reporters. “I’m just happy it happened to me on a Sunday when it really mattered.”

Suzann Pettersen overcame any lingering demons about her meltdown at the Kraft Nabisco Championship, where she blew a three shot lead down the stretch, by winning the LPGA Championship yesterday. Pettersen finished with a 5-under-par 67 for a one-stroke victory over Karrie Webb and her first major title …

Meanwhile, Richard Green won the BA-CA Open yesterday, his second European Tour victory. He defeated Jean-Francois Remesy in a playoff …

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