Leggatt Breaks Through at Tucson

Ian Leggatt ended a decade of frustration Sunday, carving out a two-shot victory over Loren Roberts and David Peoples in the Tucson Open for his first victory on the PGA Tour.

The 36-year-old Canadian, who attended PGA qualifying school last year after failing to keep his card after his rookie season, tied his career-low with a final-round eight-under-par 64. He had a 72-hole total of 20-under-par 268, the lowest score at Tucson since David Frost’s 266 in 1988.

The $540,000 winner’s purse is more than Leggatt’s combined earnings since turning pro in 1990.

Heath Slocum, who had the lead after shooting 64 on Saturday, shot 72 for a 272 total.

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Bruce Lietzke had three birdies on the back nine and shot a five-under-par 67 to win the Audi Senior Classic on the Capultepec course at Naucalpan, Mexico.

Lietzke, who opened the final round five shots off the lead, recovered from an opening round 75 and finished at eight-under-par 208 on the tree-lined, 7,119-yard course at an altitude of 7,800 feet.

Gary McCord and Hale Irwin shared second place at 207. Ed Dougherty, who held a two-stroke lead after Saturday, shot a three-over 75 and finished tied for fourth.

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Annika Sorenstam ended Karrie Webb’s hope to win the Australian Ladies Masters for the fifth consecutive year when Webb bogeyed the fourth playoff hole at Royal Pines in Gold Coast. Sorenstam shot a final-round 69.