Woodland’s par on first extra hole enough to be at Reavie

Gary Woodland beat Chez Reavie with a par on the first hole of a playoff Sunday in the Waste Management Phoenix Open.

Woodland birdied three of the last four holes for a 7-under 64 to finish at 18-under 266 at TPC Scottsdale.

Reavie closed with a 66. After a bogey on the par-3 16th, the former Arizona State player chipped to 3 feet for birdie on the short par-4 17th and ran in a 20-footer on the par-4 18th to force the PGA Tour’s fourth straight playoff.

“I’m kind of overwhelmed right now,” Woodland said.

“I’ve played well the last five years, I think I had six secondplace 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 premature 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 said. “It was a lot of fun. Fortunately, I walked up and I really got a good read off it right away.”

Adam Hadwin (71) of Abbotsford, B.C., was the low Canadian at 4 under to finish tied for 43rd. Ben Silverman (72) of Thornhill, Ont., was 3 under and Abbotsford’s Nick Taylor (69) was 2 under.

Canada’s Mac Hughes failed to make the cut.