Tom Jenkins has found a comfort zone at Prestonwood Country Club, so much so that he’s buying clothes in the pro shop.

Jenkins, 58, led the Champions Tour’s SAS Championship at 10-under 134 following Saturday’s second round and was then crowned its champion on Sunday when a saturated course forced the cancellation of the final round.

Jenkins, a seven-time winner on the Champions Tour, had finished second at this venue in 2004 and tied for second a year ago.

With the weather turning cold and wet, the Texas native managed to stay relatively warm and dry after shopping for long-sleeved shirts and caps in the Prestonwood pro shop.

But Jenkins’ winning was not the only story line.

No. 10

One of the highlights of any Champions Tour event is the pro-am and this year’s was no different. Amid balmy weather both days, the pro-am produced a number of local winners.

Overall Winners: Team Scores -- 50-47–(97); professionals -- Mitch Adcock, D.A. Weibring; amateurs -- Bob Bowman, Mike Dee, Randy Guard and Dennis Massengill.

No. 11

Tour officials reported that 2.3 inches of rain fell over the three days of scheduled play. When Champions Tour officials were unable to find relief from casual water up to 30 yards away in the rough in some areas on Sunday, the decision was made to cancel the final round.

No. 12

After a woeful putting display at Greater Hickory Classic at Rock Barn the previous week, Tom Jenkins arrived in Cary searching for an answer. On Wednesday, Jenkins switched away from his Odyssey White Hot No. 5 putter to an Odyssey White Hot No. 6.

“It just had a certain magical feel to it,” Jenkins said. “I used it the first day and rolled the ball the best I had all year. When I do that and when you’re a good driver of the ball, you start to expect magical things to happen.”

Jenkins had 60 putts for the two rounds — ranking 31st in the field — including 13 one-putt greens. He led the field in greens in regulation, hitting 33 of 36.

No. 13

Despite lift, clean and place rules being in effect the opening two rounds, that did not keep Prestonwood’s 7,197-yard, par-72 course from holding its own.

For the fourth straight year, field scoring averages increased. This year, the field averaged 72.908. There were 80 rounds over par compared to 73 rounds of par or below.

The par-4 10th hole proved to be the most difficult with a scoring average of 4.294, yielding only a dozen birdies. The easiest hole was the par-5 17th, which featured a field stroke average of 4.458.

No. 14

There is a saying that only the person who doesn’t want to play the final round when it’s raining is the leader.

Chip Beck was one of those itching to play the final round. He finished Saturday at 9-under 135, just a stroke back of Jenkins.

In his first two Champions Tour starts, Beck had tied for fifth and finished second. Sunday, he was looking to close the deal.

Beck, 50, a native of Fayetteville who lost his game throughout most of his 40s, was slightly disappointed that he would not get that opportunity.

“It’s a shame what happened and that we couldn’t really play,” he said. “I was looking forward to playing, to seeing how I would do under pressure.”

Jenkins, for one, didn’t really want to find out.

“It appears he has his game back,” he said. “He looks very fit and still has his nerve and putting stroke. You have that and you’ll do well out here.”

No. 15

Not surprising was Loren Roberts’ name atop the leaderboard following Friday’s opening round. Roberts, who has won four times this season and is the Champions Tour’s leading money winner, shot a 5-under 67.

“I was pretty happy how I played,” he said. “I feel rested after four weeks off, so I hope to keep things going.”

Joining Roberts in the lead was Mitch Adcock, a sponsor exemption whose previous best finish this year was a tie for 11th. Adcock went on to tie for fourth this week.

No. 16

Numbers of note: Chip Beck and Loren Roberts each played Prestonwood without a bogey over 36 holes. Beck extended his string of bogey-free holes to 64 holes, dating back to the previous week. ... Mitch Adcock led the field with just 49 putts. He was looking to become the first sponsor exemption to win since Christy O’Connor Jr. won the 1999 State Farm Senior Classic. ... Tom Jenkins became only the third SAS Championship 36-hole leader to win, joining Bruce Lietzke (2001) and Craig Stadler (2004). ... Pat McGowan, a resident of Southern Pines, bounced back from a 7-over-par 79 on Friday to shoot a 6-under 66 on Saturday and moved up 47 spots into a tie for 30th. ... Vance Heafner, Prestonwood’s director of golf, posted a 2-over 146 score and tied for 34th. Tom Jenkins has every intention of defending his title in 2007, especially given his performance in the past three SAS Championships.

No. 17

When Jenkins marks his 2007 calendar, he will pen in the dates Sept. 17-23. The event will also not be in conflict with the PGA Tour’s Wyndham Championship — this year’s Chrysler Classic of Greensboro, which was held this weekend.

No. 18

So what did we miss with Sunday’s cancellation?

Likely a shootout among Tom Jenkins and the tour’s hottest three players — Chip Beck, Loren Roberts and Jay Haas. Beck is a Champions Tour rookie who has taken the tour by storm, while Roberts and Haas are the season’s best.

In the end, though, Haas may have pulled off the comback. Among the four contenders, Haas played the final three holes in a combined 5-under, two strokes better than Beck and three better than Jenkins and Roberts.