Lee Hodges, on the heels of his first PGA win, took a call from someone who knows a little something about winning.

The former Alabama standout golfer, who shot a 67 in the final round for a wire-to-wire title at the 3M Open and his first tour victory, got a call from Alabama football coach Nick Saban.

Saban’s congratulatory call came with the usual pleasantries, including Hodges telling Saban to ‘get after it” this upcoming football season.

Hodges, who started the day with a five-stroke lead on J.T. Poston, was up by three entering the par-5 last hole on his 65th career start. After Poston’s go-for-broke approach yielded a triple bogey, Hodges tapped in a short putt for his third birdie of the round.

The 28-year-old Alabama native hugged and hoisted his wife, Savannah, in celebration after she hustled out to the green to greet him. Then Jay Seawell, Hodges’ college coach at Alabama, surprised him with a special appearance and a milkshake in hand. Not bad for a guy from the small town of Ardmore.

Hodges shot a 63 on Thursday, a 64 on Friday and a 66 on Saturday to take a commanding lead into the final round at the TPC Twin Cities course in Blaine on a former sod farm in suburban Minneapolis. He had two eagles and two bogeys on Sunday.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.