The young Brian Stuard won his first PGA Tour title on the second hole of a three-way playoff against Jamie Lovemark and Byeong-Hun An. Jason Day, OWGR #1, finished T5 at -13 under par. The tournament was reduced to 54 holes due to inclement weather. Lovemark was trailing both Stuard and Vegas when the third round
resumed Monday morning, but he made a move to the top with three birdies
on Nos. 10-13. An was the first to post 15 under, and Lovemark had a
chance for the win but three-putted from 90 feet on the final green.
Stuard birdied the last to join the playoff, and while An was eliminated
on the first extra hole it was Stuard who took the title with a birdie
on the second extra hole. The win is the first of his career in his
120th PGA Tour start, and it brings with it a two-year exemption and a
spot in the 2017 Masters. There were no changes to the Official World Golf Rankings top 10 player due to this weekend's results. And while there is speculation of Tiger Woods' return at next week's Wells Fargo Championship at Quail Hollow in North Carolina all eyes are looking forward to The Players Championship - aka the "fifth major" - and its $10.5m purse the following week. Our advanced player pick for The Players is definitely Jason Day. Send your predictions to the Pro Golf Tour:
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