Brendan Steele at the 2011 PGA Championship

PGA Champion Keegan Bradley and Brendan Steele shot a 13-under 59 in scramble play Sunday to become the first PGA Tour rookies to win the Franklin Templeton Shootout.

Bradley and Steele took control with an eagle by Steele on No. 14 and a birdie on No. 15, finishing at 32-under 184 for a three-stroke victory over two teams.

"We played well," Bradley said. "We got off to a slow start, kind of like we did all three days, but we played this last stretch of holes really well."

"That was a bonus," Steele said of the eagle.

On the next hole, Steele hit a 9-iron from 135 yards -- aiming at his wife, Anastasia, who was standing in the crowd behind the green -- to three feet.

"That was kind of where we couldn't really screw it up from there," Bradley said. "The shot was just spectacular."

Steele and Bradley birdied Nos. 8 and 9 to put a little distance between themselves and their playing partners, who parred both holes.

"They played really well together," said Price, who at 54 is a year older than Bradley (25) and Steele (28) combined. "They didn't make any mistakes."

Sabbatini and Vegas birdied five of the last seven holes to come out of a logjam and grab part of second.

Steele added: "We had so much fun that it made it a lot easier for us."

Bradley and Steele had been talking about playing in Greg Norman's event since the spring, and said they weren't at the three-format event to "goof off."

After sharing the lead with Champions Tour golfers Mark Calcavecchia and Nick Price following the first round of modified alternate shot, they were one ahead of them after Saturday's better-ball.

Bradley and Steele had a chance at the tournament record of 34 under, but parred No. 16 and 18 coming in. Bradley, the nephew of former LPGA Tour and World Golf Hall of Famer Pat Bradley, and Steele shared $750,000 from the $3-million purse.

Brendan Steele’s Setup for the 2011 Valero Texas Open:

§  Driver: Titleist 910D3

§  Hybrid: Titleist 910H, 909H

§  Irons: Titleist 710 MB Irons

§  Wedges: Titleist Vokey Spin Milled C-C SM2 Series, Titleist Vokey Spin Milled C-C TVD

§  Ball: Titleist Pro V1x

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