18 to force the playoff and finish off a 2-under 69. Keep up with all the news, scores and highlights. learn more. Actually, two, to extend the playoff another hole. Sutherland finally broke through on the ninth playoff hole, hitting his 163-yard approach shot close to the flag. “He hit the shot when it mattered and it was a great shot he played into the 17th.”. PGA TOUR, CHAMPIONS TOUR and the Swinging Golfer design, and PGA TOUR Champions Tour are registered trademarks. Broadhurst dropped a 6-footer on top of him to force a ninth playoff hole. It was a good playoff.”. Broadhurst had it a little tougher after pulling his approach shot, but he chipped to about 4 feet and made the putt to extend the playoff. Sutherland and Broadhurst were forced to return to Phoenix Country Club to finish the final PGA TOUR Champions event of the year after playing to a stalemate over six playoff holes in near darkness on Sunday. Kevin Sutherland and Paul Broadhurst fought darkness through six playoff holes on Sunday, neither able to make a putt to end the Charles Schwab Cup … All rights reserved. He rallied to make a 25-foot putt on No. Another yard it might have been 10 feet. Support local journalism. After returning to the course Monday morning, Sutherland two-putted from 30 feet on No. Sutherland and Broadhurst were forced to return to Phoenix Country Club to finish after playing to a stalemate over six playoff holes in near darkness on Sunday. The season champion won’t be crowned until next year due to the coronavirus pandemic. Then I hit a 7-iron that I’ll remember a long time.”. Would you like to get started? The season champion won't be crowned until next year due to the coronavirus pandemic. When they returned to Phoenix Country Club on Monday morning, they faced a different challenge: the crisp desert air. © 1995-2020 PGA TOUR, Inc | All Rights Reserved. 18 to force the playoff and finish off a 2-under 69. Your California Privacy Rights / Privacy Policy. His win this year was only for the tournament title. Broadhurst had it a little tougher after pulling his approach shot, but he chipped to about 4 feet and made the putt to extend the playoff. He made the putt to win his fourth PGA Tour Champions title after Broadhurst got up-and-down for par from short of the green. Sutherland and Broadhurst played until it was too dark to see the ball on Sunday, trading one missed birdie putt after another over six playoff holes. Sutherland rolled in a 25-footer on the par-5 18th similar to what he made to force the playoff on Sunday. Broadhurst just missed an 8-footer in near darkness on the sixth playoff hole. Sutherland made the putt, ending the final PGA Tour Champions event of the year after nine playoff holes played over two days. Broadhurst just missed an 8-footer in near darkness on the sixth playoff hole. Sutherland rolled in a 25-footer on the par-5 18th similar to what he made to force the playoff on Sunday. They continued to match each other through two playoff holes on a chilly morning in the desert, the second with dueling birdies. “I thought I hit a good shot, but it just hung up in the cold breeze and came up a yard short. Sutherland led by five shots over Wes Short Jr. after a second-round 64, but he labored through his final round. Figuring the ball wouldn’t fly as far, Sutherland made the proper adjustment, hitting a 7-iron on the par-4 17th hole to 4 feet. Kevin Sutherland hits his tee shot on the sixth hole during the final round of the 2020 Charles Schwab Cup Championship at the Phoenix Country Club … “Kevin hit the shot on the ninth extra hole, he hit a great shot into a couple of feet,” Broadhurst said. Sutherland won at Phoenix Country Club to clinch the season title in 2017. 17, the seventh playoff hole. Broadhurst has been putting while looking at the hole instead of the ball since returning from the pandemic shutdown, and it worked well as he shot a bogey-free 63 on Sunday to make up a six-shot deficit.