GOLF ROUNDUP Couples captures Houston tourney

Se Ri Pak won the Chick-fil-A LPGA event in a playoff with Shani Waugh.
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HUMBLE, Texas -- Fred Couples outdueled Mark Calcavecchia and held off challenges from Stuart Appleby and Hank Kuehne to win for the first time in five years, shooting a 5-under 67 Sunday to take the Houston Open by four strokes.
The 43-year-old Couples, looking like the golfer who was dominant in the 1990s, led or shared the lead the first three days. He wouldn't let go Sunday, shutting the door after shrugging off stumbles midway through his round.
Three consecutive birdies starting at the 14th hole paved the way for his 15th victory overall and first since the Memorial Tournament in 1998.
He finished with a flourish with a birdie on the 18th to finish at 21-under 267, then broke into tears.
Kuehne, Calcavecchia and Appleby, all holding a least a share of the lead after the turn, tied for second at 271, followed by Jay Haas at 272 and Jeff Maggert at 273. Maggert eagled the first hole and then went on to tie the course record with an 8-under 64.
Chick-fil-A
STOCKBRIDGE, Ga. -- Se Ri Pak defeated Shani Waugh on the fourth playoff hole to win the Chick-fil-A Charity Championship, the South Korean's second victory of the year and 20th of her career.
Pak sank an 18-foot putt to save par at No. 10 after Waugh, trying to win for the first time in her career, yanked her tee shot into the lake bordering the left side of the fairway at Eagles Landing Country Club south of Atlanta.
Norway's Suzann Pettersen was 2-over on the back to finish with a 67 and a three-round total of 204 -- leaving her four strokes behind Pak and Waugh. Karrie Webb was at 207. Thirteen-year-old Michelle Wie, making the cut in her second straight LPGA event, finished at 213.
Legends of Golf
SAVANNAH, Ga. -- Bruce Lietzke made par on the last 10 holes to win the Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf for his first Champions Tour victory of the season.
Lietzke had a round of 1-under-par 71, finishing at 10-under 206, one stroke ahead of Dana Quigley (71) and David Eger (67).
Bob Gilder (69) and Hubert Green (71) tied for fourth at 8-under 208.