Singh outduels Maggert in Senior Players
HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. — Vijay Singh hit a perfect approach to set up the winning playoff birdie. His celebration as the ball rolled into the cup was nowhere near as spectacular.
Singh closed the door on Jeff Maggert of The Woodlands on the second playoff hole to win the Constellation Senior Players Championship on Sunday, giving an understated fist pump as his birdie putt dropped from about 2 feet. It was the first major title on the PGA Champions Tour for the 55-year-old Fijian, a winner of the Masters and two PGA Championships.
“It’s a little different,” Singh said. “It’s a senior major, you know, so it’s — any time you win a tournament no matter what it is, you feel accomplishment, and that’s what I feel. I feel like I played well, and it’s a win. A win is a win.”
Singh (67) and Maggert (68) finished at 20-under 268 at Exmoor Country Club. Brandt Jobe (66) was two strokes behind; Jerry Kelly (64) and defending champion Scott McCarron (71) were at 17 under. Maggert began the day tied with McCarron and Bart Bryant for the lead. Singh was one shot back, but a crowd at the top of the leader board thinned, turning it into a two-man race.
Singh and Maggert posted identical scores through the first 15 holes. Maggert bogeyed 16, and then missed chances to win in regulation and on the first playoff hole.