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Don’t change the channel to the Super Bowl just yet.
The Waste Management Phoenix Open went to a playoff for the fourth time in the last five years on Sunday at TPC Scottsdale.
Webb Simpson rallied from two strokes down with two to go with birdies on 17 and 18 to catch Tony Finau and force the extra action.
Simpson then birdied the first playoff hole to win it, his sixth PGA Tour victory and first since the 2018 Players Championship. He’s now 2-5 in playoffs.
Simpson will take home a first-place check for $1,314,000.
Finau led by two going to the 17th and led by one on the 18th tee box.
He then drilled his drive 366 yards and made a great approach to eight feet but after watching Simpson make his birdie putt, Finau couldn’t match, forcing the playoff.
On the first playoff hole, Finau drove it left into the church-pew bunkers, while Simpson put it right down the fairway.
Both got on the green in two. Finau putted first but missed his birdie try left. Simpson then made his from 10 feet to win.
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The round of the day came from Justin Thomas, who shot a 65 to finish at 14 under. He finished T-3 along with Bubba Watson, who posted a 66, and Nate Lashley, who shot a 68.
Max Homa and Scott Piercy finished T-6 at 13 under. Adam Long bogeyed the last to finish solo eighth.
Jon Rahm came into the week with a chance to claim the World No. 1 ranking with a win but finished T-9.
Meanwhile, Xander Schauffele was 3 over on Sunday, dropping from T-5 to finish T-16. J.B. Holmes, who has won the tournament twice, took a one-shot lead after Friday’s second round but shot a final round 75 to also finish T-16.
The PGA moves on to the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am next week.
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