The Associated Press

TUCSON, Ariz. - Frank Lickliter II withstood the wind, rain, a charge by Chad Campbell and a shot into the water off the 18th tee Sunday for a two-stroke victory in the Chrysler Classic of Tucson.

Lickliter, who began the day with a four-shot lead over Campbell and Union's Steve Flesch, shot a final round 3-under-par 69 to finish at 19-under 269. It was his second PGA Tour victory and first since he began a drastic overhaul of his swing 18 months ago.

Lickliter, 33, a Franklin High graduate, clinched it with an amazing 5-iron shot to the 18th green that landed 4 feet from the pin.

"That's the best iron shot I hit all week," he said. "That's just an example of what I'd been learning. I had nothing but positive thoughts when I made that swing."

He made the putt for par and raised his club to the crowd.

Campbell, runner-up for the second time in his two seasons on the PGA Tour, pulled into a tie with Lickliter at 19 under with three holes to play, but bogeyed the 16th and 18th to finish at 17-under 171. Campbell moved into contention with a 9-under 63 on Saturday, then had a final round 5-under 67.

After a 49-minute suspension of play because of the threat of lightning, Lickliter came to the last tee with a one-stroke lead over Campbell. But Lickliter's drive rolled downhill into the water on the par-4, 465-yard 18th, considered one of the tougher holes on the tour. Campbell, also using a driver, hit his shot into the water, too.

"It was the wrong club," he said. "I should have used a 3-wood, especially after he hit his shot into the water. It might have been a different ending. You never know."

Lickliter's drop came to rest on a steep slope. His 5-iron shot soared high and came to rest near the pin. Campbell's 30-foot putt was short and he finished with a bogey.

The $540,000 first prize was Lickliter's second-largest payday in his eight years on the tour and moved him into 12th on this year's money list. He earned $630,000 by winning the Kemper Insurance Open in 2001.

NATIONWIDE TOUR: Joe Ogilvie won the Jacob's Creek Open in Adelaide, Australia, holding off Shane Tait by a stroke. Ogilvie, who spent the last four years on the PGA Tour, had a 5-under 279 total on the Kooyonga course. He earned $115,007 for his third career win in the PGA Tour's developmental tour.

The tournament, co-sanctioned by the Australasian tour, was the first under the PGA Tour's five-year deal with Nationwide, which replaced Buy.com as the title sponsor.

The top 20 money winners at the end of the Nationwide season will earn 2004 PGA Tour cards, and three-time winners receive an automatic promotion to the PGA Tour.

WOMEN'S AUSTRALIAN OPEN: Scotland's Mhairi McKay made four straight birdies on the back nine and shot a 5-under 67 for a one-stroke victory over Laura Davies for her first career title. "I can't believe it's finally happened; it's great," McKay said. "They wanted to take the trophy off me after the presentation but I wouldn't let them.

"This has been my dream. I've just always wanted to win a professional event."

KROGER CLASSIC: Tournament director Margie French has been named a winner of the Leading Women 2003 award and will be honored at a luncheon Thursday at the Millennium Hotel in Cincinnati.

Leading Women, a consortium of 46 women's organizations in Greater Cincinnati, honored local women business and community leaders for their contributions to their fields and the region.

French has been involved with PGA Tour and LPGA events in Cincinnati for more than 30 years, and has helped raise more than $1.7 million in college scholarship money for local students with the Kroger Classic.

"Margie does a phenomenal job with the Cincinnati tournament," said PGA Tour Commissioner Tim Finchem. "She works extremely hard to put the Kroger Classic together, and I know she does it because the money is for charity. It's not an easy job, but she does it because she loves the work."