KAILUA-KONA » Jay Haas was so locked in to what his son was doing 2,700 miles away, he barely remembered anything about his Sunday round at the Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai.

Son Bill Haas hung on for his sixth PGA Tour victory at the Humana Challenge with a par at the last to win by one. Jay Haas was getting updates from his wife, who was texting him on the phone all around the course en route to a 1-under 71 and a 54-hole total of 4-under 212.

So, when did you know he had won?

"I was on 14," Haas said. "I’d been checking my phone, saw that he was close and then he made a couple of birdies, maybe an eagle somewhere on the front nine. I saw he was right by the lead on the whole back nine basically. Nobody was going nuts, so I thought he had a good chance.

"Thought he had to get to 23, thought that would be the number. From what I understand, he hit a really good third shot into that last hole. I know he was probably kicking himself for driving it there (by the side of a bunker that resulted in a very awkward second shot). But that happens. I was pretty ecstatic. Really happy for him."

When learning that his son said after winning that he had called his wife on Wednesday and told her not to expect much because he was hitting it poorly, Jay Haas broke out into a smile.

"His hitting it bad and my hitting it bad are two different things," Haas said. "We practiced all last week prior to the tournament and his misses still looked pretty good to me. I understand that he’s maybe not 100 percent, but he was still hitting it pretty well.

"And he putted pretty well the first couple of rounds and that set his week up. He did what he had to do. You just somehow get the ball around and get it in the hole. You can’t imagine how exciting it is. I shot 1 under today and almost couldn’t tell you what I was shooting. I was more concerned for him and I wish I could have been in the hunt, too."

Roberts matches low round

For a moment on the back nine, Loren Roberts thought it was 2006 all over again. That year, he took home this winners-only event at 25-under 191, still the tournament record. He fired a final-round 64 on Sunday, his best senior circuit 18 since 2009.

So, Mr. Roberts, where do rounds like that come from and why don’t they come by more often?

"You know, I don’t know," Roberts said. "I was talking to my caddie about that coming down the last two holes. All we can come up with is for some reason today I had a great rhythm. I didn’t try to force anything. I found a little tip or something that felt good on the driving range and I just went out and played."

Known as the Boss of the Moss because of his pure putting skills, Roberts had nine birdies and one bogey on his card. He moved up from a tie for 29th to a tie for 11th and that brought a smile to his face.

"Hey, for me, it’s the putter," Roberts said. "I think I only missed two greens all day and I was looking at birdies all day long. I putted good. I made the 10 feet and in putts today, and that’s what you do when you shoot a low score."

Inside the numbers

Roberts and Mark O’Meara had the best rounds of the day at 8-under 64. That wound up being the best number for the tournament as Miguel Angel Jimenez and Fred Couples managed 64s on Saturday.

The scoring average for Sunday’s final round was 69.925 and for the week was 70.283. The easiest hole on Sunday was the par-4 fourth at 4.325 with one eagle, 26 birdies, 12 pars and one bogey. The hardest hole Sunday was the par-3 17th with an average of 3.250 with four birdies, 26 pars, six bogeys and four doubles. The hardest hole for the tournament was the par-4 11th at 4.175 and the easiest was the par-5 10th at 4.367.

MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CHAMPIONSHIP

At Hualalai Golf Course
Kaupulehu-Kona, Hawaii
Final round, par 72