SUPERSTITION MOUNTAIN, Ariz. — Fuzzy Zoeller regained the Senior Slam lead on the 15th hole and held on to win by one stroke on Sunday.
Zoeller carded a 1-under-par 71 for a two-day total of 6-under 138. He edged Don Pooley, who shot a 69 in the final round, to win $300,000 in the tournament which featured this year's Senior major championship winners.
Stewart Ginn finished three strokes back, and Jim Thorpe was seven back.
"When you play against the best, it brings the best out in everybody," said Zoeller, the Senior PGA Championship winner. "This is a great feeling. This is a great way to end the year. You've got your four major winners."
Zoeller entered the second day of the two-day tournament three strokes ahead of Pooley and Ginn. By the turn, Ginn had caught Zoeller. Zoeller went back on top with a birdie at No. 10 but followed with a bogey on No. 11. Zoeller got the lead for good when Pooley drove the front trap on the 23-yard, par-3 15th and bogeyed.
"I wasn't concerned about (Pooley)," Zoeller said. "My only concern was getting my ball on the green and getting birdies."
Pooley blew a big opportunity on the 188-yard, par-3 17th when Zoeller drove the back trap. Pooley, though, followed Zoeller into the trap and both saved pars.
"I had some opportunities and I didn't capitalize on them," said Pooley, who won the U.S. Senior Open. "I had makable birdies on 12 and 13. I missed those and I bogeyed 15. Those three opportunities would have made a big difference."
Thorpe, who won the Tradition on the same course, shot a 1-over-73 Sunday. Ginn, the Senior Players' Championship winner, shot a 71.
MIZUNO CLASSIC: In Otsu, Japan, Annika Sorenstam became the first LPGA player in 34 years to win 10 times in one season, successfully defending her Mizuno Classic title.
The Swedish star birdied the two closing par-5 holes for a 5-under-par 67 and 15-under 201 total, giving her a two-stroke margin over South Korea's Grace Park.
Sorenstam is the first player to win 10 times in a season since Kathy Whitworth and Carol Mann both accomplished the feat in 1968.
CHAMPIONS TOUR QUALIFYING: Spanish Fork pro Roy Christensen hung on to advance to the final stage qualifying for the Champions Tour. Christensen, who was third after two rounds, finished in 15th place to claim the final spot with rounds of 73-74-78-78 at Lompoc Calif.
Meanwhile at the PGA Tour qualifying second stage event in Seaside, Calif., three golfers with Utah ties failed to finish in the top 21 and move on to the final stage. Boyd Summerhays came the closest, tying for 24th place, while his cousin Joseph Summerhays tied for 54th and ex-BYU golfer Dick Zokol tied for 29th.