Scott holds on to claim first title in two years

Friday's play was washed out due to heavy rain and a tornado warning, leaving 36 holes to be played on Sunday. And Scott responded superbly with rounds of 66 and 67 to post a total of 14 under par and one-shot winning margin from Sweden's Fredrik Jacobson.

The 29-year-old from Adelaide faced an anxious wait after a bogey on the 72nd hole, where he fired his approach into a greenside bunker and missed a short putt for par. But Jacobson was unable to birdie the same hole to force a play-off.

"It was a long old day but when you get hot it's good to play 36 holes sometimes," Scott said. "Obviously, it wasn't the greatest finish but I played well after being one under for the tournament after three holes this morning. On the last putt I was playing it straight and pulled it a touch. It was a bit of a disaster."

Jacobson carded rounds of 65 and 70 to finish alone in second on 13 under, with Aaron Baddeley and Ernie Els another stroke back in a share of third.

Els, looking for his third win of the season, began the final day two shots off the lead but rounds of 68 and 69 were not good enough as Scott charged through the field with 12 birdies and an eagle in 36 holes.

Janice Moodie finished seventh in the rain-shortened Bell Micro LPGA Classic in Alabama on Sunday. With the course saturated and a poor weather forecast, the final round of the tournament was abandoned, with the Scot three shots off the pace on ten under par after her third-round 67. South Korean Se Ri Pak birdied the third play-off hole to beat Brittany Lincicome, of the United States, and Norway's Suzann Pettersen.