MADISON, Miss. — Woody Austin said he feels he still has the skills and drive to play on the PGA Tour — even as his 50th birthday approaches.

He proved it Sunday, winning the Sanderson Farms Championship for his first PGA Tour victory since 2007. The 49-year-old beat Cameron Beckman and Daniel Summerhays with an 8-foot birdie putt on the first playoff hole.

“I’ve always told everybody I want to play out here,” Austin said. “I’m one of those people who doesn’t like a number. I don’t like the idea that people say, `Oh, you’re 50 years old, you’re not good enough to play anymore and need to go play with the old guys.”

He won’t have to for at least two years.

“It’s been a long road and a long time,” Austin said. “Now I’ve got a job again.”

Austin is the eighth-oldest winner in PGA Tour history and the oldest since Fred Funk won at 50 in 2007. The victory gave him a two-year exemption on the PGA Tour and a spot in the PGA Championship — not to mention a $540,000 paycheck.

Not bad for a guy who hadn’t even made a cut on the tour this year.