Clayton Rask went into Sunday's third round of the Minnesota State Open atop the leaderboard after shooting a 6-under-par 66 the day before. On the back nine, however, he recorded two bogeys and a double-bogey, closing with a 5 on the par-4 18th hole.
Rask's late-day trouble at Edinburgh USA became eventual winner Jon DuToit's big break.
DuToit, 20, a sophomore at the University of Minnesota, won his first State Open after he birdied the first playoff hole. DuToit, Rask and Sammy Schmitz all finished with an 8-under-par 208 at the end of three rounds of regulation.
"I was pretty nervous," DuToit said about the playoff. "I tried not to really focus on what was going on."
Rask, who said he had to hit out of a divot on the 18th hole in regulation, found more trouble in the playoff hole, driving into a sand trap off the tee.
Schmitz, who made a lengthy putt on the final hole in regulation, missed the birdie putt in the playoff.
DuToit then sunk a 10-foot putt for the victory, throwing his arm in the air in celebration as the ball rolled in.
He walked off the green toward the outstretched arms of his mom and sister, who followed him on the course throughout the day.