On six different occasions a PGA Tournament was decided
after eight extra holes. The first time it was in 1965 at the Azalea Open
Invitational which has not been on the PGA Tour calendar since 1971. Dick
Hart defeated Phil Rodgers on the eight extra hole to win his lone PGA Tour
title.
At the 1978 Greater Milwaukee Open 72 holes were not
enough for two of PGA Tour legends Lee Elder and Lee Trevino to determine the
winner in the tournament. Elder won the tournament on the eight-playoff hole and
claimed his third PGA Tour title.
Dave Barr won his first title after a five-men playoff at
the 1981 Quad Cities Open which is now known as John Deere Classic.
The 1983 Phoenix Open champion Bob Gilder had to
put some extra effort before to lift the trophy in Texas. Gilder won the title
after eight extra holes where he defeated Rex Caldwell, Johnny Miller and
Mark O'Meara.
John Huh won his only PGA Tour title after
defeating Robert Allenby with par on the eight-extra hole at
the Mayakoba Golf Classic in 2012.
Earlier this season at the Travelers
Championship Harris English defeated Kramer Hickok on the eight extra hole
to claim his fourth PGA Tour title.
The longest playoff on the PGA Tour was at the 1949
Motor City Open. Even these 11 holes were not enough for Lloyd Mangrum and
Cary Middlecoff to determine the winner. After the 11th extra hole, they agreed
to be declared co-winners as the darkness didn't allow more play for the day.
There is a similar case on the European Tour. At the 2002 Volvo Masters
Colin Montgomerie and Bernhard Langer were tied after the second playoff
hole when it became too dark on the course and the duo agreed to share the
title.
