Axley holds on to win

Tennessee left-hander Eric Axley won the Texas Open in San Antonio for his first PGA Tour title, closing with a 1-over 71 for a three-stroke victory.

The 32-year-old Axley had a stretch of 53 consecutive holes without a bogey or worse on the par-70 Resort Course at LaCantera Golf Club. The string ended with a double bogey on the 14th and he went on to finish at 15-under 265.

Three players finished at 12 under, including 21-year-old Anthony Kim. Playing in his first PGA Tour event with a sponsor’s exemption, Kim shot a 65 to tie for second with Dean Wilson (69) and first-round leader Justin Rose (68).

Axley earned $720,000 to push his season total to $924,029.

LPGA

Karrie Webb held off Annika Sorenstam by a stroke in the Longs Drugs Challenge in Danville, Calif., for her LPGA Tour-high fourth victory of the year.

Ahead by five strokes after a third-round 66, Webb parred the final five holes in the final round for a 2-under 70 and one-stroke victory over Sorenstam, the Swedish star who made things interesting with a 65.

Webb pushed her career total to 34 – 35 if you count her win in the 1995 Women’s British Open before she became an LPGA Tour member. The Australian star, inducted into the Hall of Fame last year, had a 15-under 273 total on Blackhawk’s Lakeside Course. She earned $165,000 to remain second on the money list with $1,873,753.

Morgan Pressel (68) finished third at 12 under, and Lorena Ochoa (66), Cristie Kerr (68), Mi Hyun Kim (69) and Stacy Prammanasudh (68) followed at 10 under.

Wendy Ward of Edwall, Wash., shot a final round 69 to finish at 287 while Rathdrum native Tracy Hanson shot a 76 to finish with 295.