Nick Taylor made an 11-foot birdie putt to beat Charley Hoffman on the second hole of a playoff after birdieing three of the last four in regulation Sunday, capping another wild week at the Phoenix Open with his second memorable victory.
The Abbotsford, B.C., native Taylor closed with a 6-under 65 to reach 21-under 263, with the Canadian forcing the playoff with a 9-foot birdie putt on the par-4 18th.
NICK TAYLOR IS CLUTCH! <a href="https://t.co/UdJpm2JwZ7">pic.twitter.com/UdJpm2JwZ7</a> Both players birdied the extra hole and hit the green on No.
18 a second time — Taylor from the right rough, Hoffman from the left fairway bunker. Hoffman left his birdie putt short and Taylor birdied the hole for the third time in less than an hour as the sun dipped below the horizon.