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 San Antonio : Zach Johnson fired a six-under-par 64 in the final round to claim a two-stroke victory at the Texas Open. Entering the day a shot off the pace, Johnson had seven birdies and a bogey to finish at 19-under 261, two strokes ahead of three players who tied for second.
Charlie Wi carded a bogey-free nine-under-61 to share second on 17-under 263 alongside Mark Wilson and Tim Wilkinson.
Johnson started with a birdie but it was cancelled out by a bogey at the second. He had three consecutive birdies starting at the sixth and he picked up another birdie at the 10th.
Johnson led by one after a birdie at the 14th and he came to the 18th tee needing just a par to clinch his first win since the 2007 AT&T Classic. He did one better, clinching the win with a birdie.
Defending champion Justin Leonard came up short in his bid for a fourth title here. He fired a 66 to finish at 11-under 269
Some time off and a return to basics were key to the success, according to Johnson.
"I made the commitment, I had six weeks off or seven, whatever it was, since New Jersey," said the 2007 Masters champion. "Much of that was forced off and some of it was choice.
"I made the commitment to go back to what I used to do, the way I'm supposed to do it and ball-striking and putting, and I didn't anticipate hitting me this quick but, you know, it certainly helped.
"Given that, I still see a lot of room for improvement which I guess is even more encouraging than anything else."
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