LUTZ, Fla. (AP) -- Tom Watson successfully defended his Outback Steakhouse Pro-Am title Sunday, saving bogey after hitting into the water on No. 18 for a 1-under 70 and a one-stroke victory over Jay Haas and Scott Hoch.
A year after ending an 0-for-93 Florida drought at the TPC Tampa Bay, Watson finished at 9 under for his 50th title on the Champions Tour and PGA TOUR combined.
"I'm on a streak," Watson said. "I've got to buy a house down here."
Hoch (71) had a chance to force a playoff, but his short par putt on 18 lipped out.
"I just hit a terrible putt," Hoch said. "I had not been putting all that good, but I haven't missed anything like that."
Watson's 7-iron approach on the 456-yard 18th missed the green to the right and trickled into the water. After dropping, he pitched with a sand wedge to 5 feet, made the bogey putt, then waited inside the scorer's trailer well behind the stands surrounding the green as Hoch played the final hole.
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