Aquaman survived his showdown with The Shark on Sunday. And did it with a dramatic shot on the final hole.
Woody Austin, who got the nickname when he fell in a lake after hitting out of the water at The Presidents Cup, drained a 35-foot birdie putt on No. 18 to win the Merrill Lynch Shootout with teammate Mark Calcavecchia by a shot over tournament host Greg Norman and Bubba Watson.
"I haven't won enough to think that it certainly comes easy, so I know how important it is," said Austin, 43, who has three career PGA Tour victories.
"I had a good vibe for him on that last putt," said Calcavecchia, who putted first and gave his partner a good read.
Norman and Watson, who finished at 28-under 188, both just missed their birdie tries from 25 feet away after Austin's putt. Norman's ball ended up inches right of the hole, and Watson's putt ran out of gas and broke in front of the hole to the left.
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