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Now that's how you win a golf tournament!
The scene: The Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open in Las Vegas. The players: Martin Laird, Cameron Percy and Jonathan Byrd, each tied at -21 after regulation. They played three sudden-death playoff holes, each taking turns teetering on the edge of disaster. With darkness fast apparoaching, they agreed to play one more hole. Byrd stepped up to the tee on the 204-yard par-3 17th, and here's what happened next:
Unbelievable. While a few players have hit eagles to win playoff tournaments, there is apparently no record of a player hitting a hole-in-one to win. It was yet another spectacular finish in this year's Fall Series, following last week's Rocco Mediate eaglefest. And it gave Byrd, who'd been 117th on the money list, a two-year exemption to play on Tour, as well as a paycheck for $774,000.Not bad for one swing of the club. Related: Martin Laird, Cameron Percy, Jonathan Byrd, Rocco Mediate
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