POTOMAC, Md. – The Australian with Greg Norman’s coach and Norman’s old caddie felt a Norman-like collapse coming on.

No worries, mate. Adam Scott survived just fine.

After his lead was cut from seven strokes to two on the back nine, Scott held off a challenge from Charles Howell III and took a four-shot victory Sunday at the Booz Allen Classic.

“I was getting a little nervy there on the back nine,” the 23-year-old Aussie said.

Scott closed with a 68 for a 21-under-par 263 total, tying the tournament and TPC at Avenel course record set by Billy Andrade and Jeff Sluman in 1991, when Andrade won in a playoff. Scott also broke the 36-hole Avenel record Friday and tied the 54-hole mark Saturday.

But Howell made it close, for a while. Trailing by seven shots after six holes, he made five straight birdies starting at No. 11. Meanwhile, Scott was in trouble when his tee shot at No. 13 landed on a cart path.

Scott recovered to save par, followed with back-to-back birdies and then saved another par with a tough 11-foot putt at the 16th to avoid tying Norman and three others for the biggest final-day collapse in PGA Tour history.

Saiki gets first LPGA Tour win

PITTSFORD, N.Y. – Kim Saiki waited 12 years for her first LPGA Tour win, and it practically left her speechless.

Saiki shot a 1-under 71 Sunday, overtaking Rosie Jones for a four-stroke victory at the Rochester LPGA.

“It was incredible. No words could describe it. Chills!” exclaimed Saiki, a 38-year-old Californian who’s been a runner-up four times since joining the tour in 1992.

“Oh yeah, got the monkey off my back!” she added.

Saiki finished at 14-under 274 at the tree-lined Locust Hill course. In a thrilling final round, Jones went ahead three times before a decisive swing at the par-4 14th when she three-putted from 18 feet for a double-bogey while Saiki curled in a 5-footer for birdie.

Jones shot a 74 to drop back into a tie for second with Mi Hyun Kim (72) of South Korea, a runner-up here in 2002 who picked up her 10th top-10 finish this year.

Annika Sorenstam managed only a 73 and fell into a tie for seventh, along with Candie Kung (74), a three-time tour winner who was tied with Saiki after the second round.

Craig Stadler has day to be proud of

CONCORD, Mass. – Like father, like son.

Craig Stadler shot an 8-under 64 to win the Bank of America Championship on Sunday for a victory on the Champions Tour and then hustled into the scorer’s trailer to watch his son Kevin earn his first win on the minor league Nationwide Tour.

“This is probably the best golfing day I will ever have,” said the proud father, who won 13 times on the PGA tour and collected $232,500 for his fifth victory on the senior circuit.

“I don’t think another win will ever come close to this. This is incredible. I am so happy for him and so proud for him. … I never even dreamed of us both winning on the same day.”

Stadler, 51, took the lead with a birdie on the 13th hole, but he was more concerned with how Kevin was doing at the Lake Erie Charity Classic. After sinking a birdie on the 18th hole to finish at 15-under 201, the 1982 Masters champion watched as his 24-year-old son won on the fourth playoff hole. A cheer erupted from the trailer, and the elder Stadler came out clapping his hands.

At the time, Tom Purtzer was just one stroke behind him, playing No. 17.