SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – Gary Woodland beat Chez Reavie with a par on the first hole of a playoff Sunday in the PGA Tour's Waste Management Phoenix Open.
Playing three groups ahead of Reavie, Woodland birdied three of the last four holes for a 7-under 64 — the best round of the day — to finish at 18-under 266 at TPC Scottsdale.
"I'm kind of overwhelmed right now," Woodland said. "I've played well the last five years, I think I had six second-place finishes. I just haven't put four rounds together. That was the struggle last year."
Woodland celebrated with wife Gabby and son Jaxson Lynn, who was born a month prematurely in June. They were expecting twins but lost one of the fetuses in a miscarriage.
"For him to be here, it's obviously a miracle," Woodland said. "I'm just so excited to share this with him and my family. Hopefully, it's the start of something special."
Reavie made a 20-foot birdie putt on the par-4 18th to force the PGA Tour's fourth straight playoff and the event's third overtime finish in a row.
"It's right up there with the putt I made to win in Canada," the 36-year-old former Arizona State player said. "It was a lot of fun. Fortunately, I walked up and I really got a good read off it right away."
In the playoff on 18, Woodland hit short of the green from the left fairway bunker and chipped to 2 feet to set up his third PGA Tour victory and first since 2013.
