Clemens gave Andrade a whispered pep talk from the clubhouse just before he went out to pitch the first inning against the Seattle Mariners, telling his golfing buddy to go out and win one himself.

Andrade did just that Sunday, shooting 68 to hold off Phil Mickelson, who birdied the final hole for 66, to win the Invensys Classic and salvage the most miserable year of his PGA Tour career.

"He went out and had his career game. I felt I had to go out there today and duplicate it," Andrade said.

Andrade and Clemens became friends when Clemens pitched for the Red Sox.

Andrade had been 159th on the money list. But the $765,000 prize moved him to 43rd. The top 125 hang on to their PGA Tour card for another year.

Andrade, coming off birdies on 16 and 17, hit his 3-wood off the 18th tee into a desert canyon. He had to hit a 6-iron 199 yards from a sidehill lie over water to get it on the green about 50 feet from the hole.

DUNHILL CUP: Saved by a 50-foot putt on the 18th hole, defending champion Spain beat South Africa 2-1 at St. Andrews, Scotland. The putt by Miguel Angel Martin forced a playoff that Spain won when David Frost missed a 3-foot putt.

GOLD RUSH CLASSIC: Jim Thorpe won his second straight senior event, shooting 6-under 66 for a two-stroke win at Sacramento, Calif. Ed Dougherty shot 66 to finish second.

INVITATIONAL DE AVILA: Doug LaCrosse extended his tournament record by winning for the fourth time at Avila Country Club in Tampa. LaCrosse shot 2-under 70 for 215, five strokes ahead of defending champion Joe Alfieri (71) of Lutz and Kevin Mock (73) of Tampa. Nobody else has won more than twice. Wayne Rudzewicz, who was tied with LaCrosse in the open division after two rounds, won the senior division with 81.

CITY CHAMPIONSHIP: Defending champion Ryan Cockman shot par 72 at Mangrove Bay for 146 and a three-stroke victory over Duke Clark. First-round leader Bill Hamm shot 81 to fall into a three-way tie for third with Ted Bosen and Jim Bova at 153.

Spencer Gaylord won the senior division with 156, and 12-year-old Danielle Jackson won the women's division with 181. Scott Eicher (151) of Clearwater won the guest division.

-- Correspondent Dave Theall contributed to this report.

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