ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- Woody Austin completed a wire-to-wire victory Sunday in the Diamond Resorts Invitational and former pitcher Mark Mulder took the celebrity title.
Austin closed with a 6-under 66 on the Four Seasons Resort's Tranquilo course, earning 31 points in the modified Stableford scoring system to finish the three-round event at 104 -- eight points ahead of second-place Joe Durant. Austin opened with an 11-under 59.
A three-time winner last year on the PGA Tour Champions, the 52-year-old Austin had seven birdies and one bogey in the final round, with a birdie worth three points, a par one point and a bogey zero points.
Coming off offseason hernia surgery, Austin missed only one fairway and one green in regulation Sunday
"I couldn't have made it any easier," Austin said. "I hit it where I wanted. Every shot was right down the line."
Mulder rallied to top of the celebrity division, scoring 30 points in a 67 to finish with 77 points. Former tennis player Mardy Fish, the winner last year, and former kicker Ryan Longwell tied for second with 67 points. Second-round leader Ray Allen was fourth with 66.
Mulder made two six-point eagles, chipping in from 25 yards on the par-5 seventh and holing a 25-footer on the par-5 12th.
"I feel mentally I'm tougher than the next guy," Mulder said. "I don't know if pitching has anything to do with it, because pitching and hitting a golf ball are about the only things where nothing can happen until you go."
The long-hitting Mulder has won the last two American Century Championships for celebrities in Lake Tahoe.
Lexi Thompson was 11th with 83 points to top the four LPGA Tour players in the professional field. Brittany Lincicome tied for 22nd with 74 points, Brooke Henderson was 24th with 73, and Brittany Lang was 30th in the 31-player field with 66 points.
All of the competitors played from the same tees. Austin earned $125,000, and Mulder made $100,000.
Diamond Resorts Scores
By The Associated Press
Sunday
^At Tranquilo Golf Club course Orlando, Fla.
Purses: pros-$750,000; celebrities-$500,000
Yardage: 6,626; Par: 71
Modified Stableford scoring system: Double Eagle 10 points; Hole-in-one 8; Eagle 6; Birdie 3; Par 1; Bogey 0; Double Bogey -2.
Final
Pro Players
Woody Austin, $125,000 43-30-31--104
Joe Durant, $75,000 34-34-28-- 96
Brandt Jobe, $50,000 33-32-27-- 92
Kenny Perry, $50,000 32-27-33-- 92
Jeff Sluman, $40,000 25-32-34-- 91
Tom Byrum, $37,000 27-37-24-- 88
Willie Wood, $34,000 25-30-31-- 86
Lee Janzen, $28,000 27-30-28-- 85
Glen Day, $28,000 28-27-30-- 85
Ian Woosnam, $28,000 24-27-34-- 85
Lexi Thompson, $22,000 26-29-28-- 83
Billy Mayfair, $21,000 24-36-22-- 82
Gary Hallberg, $19,750 22-26-31-- 79
Paul Broadhurst, $17,500 29-26-23-- 78
Colin Montgomerie, $17,500 29-21-28-- 78
Steve Pate, $17,500 28-21-29-- 78
Scott Dunlap, $15,000 25-30-22-- 77
John Daly, $15,000 26-23-28-- 77
Skip Kendall, $12,583 21-32-23-- 76
Joey Sindelar, $12,583 25-28-23-- 76
Grant Waite, $12,583 22-24-30-- 76
Tommy Armour III, $10,625 29-26-19-- 74
Brittany Lincicome, $10,625 16-28-30-- 74
Brooke Henderson, $9,500 23-26-24-- 73
Mark Calcavecchia, $8,750 26-22-23-- 71
Scott Hoch, $8,000 28-20-22-- 70
Olin Browne, $6,875 24-20-24-- 68
Mark Brooks, $6,875 18-26-24-- 68
Gil Morgan, $5,750 18-24-25-- 67
Brittany Lang, $5,000 21-23-22-- 66
John Cook, $5,000 23-21-18-- 62
Celebrity Players
(a-amateur)
Mark Mulder, $100,000 26- 21- 30-- 77
Mardy Fish, $40,000 17- 29- 21-- 67
Ryan Longwell, $40,000 12- 27- 28-- 67
Ray Allen, $25,000 20- 30- 16-- 66
Mike Modano, $20,000 15- 26- 21-- 62
a-Troy Glaus 25- 16- 20-- 61
John Smoltz, $15,220 17- 21- 22-- 60
Bud Norris, $13,459 20- 15- 23-- 58
John Hart, $12,201 23- 19- 15-- 57
Mark Rypien, $11,195 14- 24- 18-- 56
Blair O'Neal, $10,440 20- 16- 18-- 54
Eric Gagne, $9,811 20- 20- 13-- 53
Jack Wagner, $9,257 13- 20- 17-- 50
Jeremy Roenick, $8,754 19- 10- 19-- 48
Sterling Sharpe, $8,301 17- 11- 18-- 46
Alfonso Ribeiro, $7,899 15- 11- 19-- 45
Justin Verlander, $7,262 21- 18- 5-- 44
a-Brian Urlacher 17- 16- 11-- 44
Josh Donaldson, $7,262 5- 20- 19-- 44
Derek Lowe, $6,792 14- 9- 20-- 43
a-Bryan Walters 15- 14- 12-- 41
Tom Glavine, $6,389 11- 13- 16-- 40
Bret Saberhagen, $6,088 12- 14- 13-- 39
Greg Maddux, $6,088 15- 10- 14-- 39
Kevin Millar, $5,723 3- 22- 12-- 37
Chad Pfeifer, $5,723 11- 11- 15-- 37
Jake Owen, $5,370 9- 15- 7-- 31
Colt Ford, $5,370 9- 13- 9-- 31
Denny Hamlin, $5,106 19- 5- 6-- 30
Tim Wakefield, $4,955 6- 9- 14-- 29
Patrick Peterson, $4,729 13- 12- 3-- 28
Brian McCann, $4,729 8- 9- 11-- 28
Danny Kanell, $4,427 17- 12- -6-- 23
Phil Nevin, $4,427 6- 8- 8-- 23
Josh Beckett, $4,226 9- 12- -1-- 20
Jon Lester, $4,100 7- 0- 2-- 9
a-Roger Clemens -4- 2- 10-- 8
Dan Plesac, $3,848 -2- -7- 11-- 2
a-Larry Fitzgerald 4- 0- -8-- -4
Mark DeRosa, $3,622 3--10- 1-- -6
Richard Dent, $3,521 -10- -3- 0-- -7
Marcus Allen, $3,421 -2--11- 1---12
Michael Waltrip, $3,320 -5- -4- -8---17
Larry the Cable Guy, $3,219 -15- -7- -2---24
Rob Riggle, $3,144 -2--36- -3---41
John Lackey, $3,068 -10--22--11---43
Johnny Damon, $2,993 -15--20--18---53
