England’s Hatton tops rare six-man playoff, takes title in Turkey

England’s Tyrrell Hatton won the Turkish Airlines Open on Sunday after a record-equaling six-man playoff that finished under floodlights.

Hatton defeated Matthias Schwab with a par on the fourth extra hole to win his fourth title in memorable circumstances in Antalya, Turkey.

“I actually can’t believe that I’ve won,” Hatton said.

Earlier, Hatton (67), Schwab (70), American Kurt Kitayama (64), French pair Victor Perez (65) and Benjamin Hebert (67), and South Africa’s Erik Van Rooyen (65) had all finished tied at 20-under to set up the third six-man playoff in European Tour history.

Schwab had led by three going into the final round as the 24-year-old Austrian chased his first European Tour title. American Patrick Reed started the day tied for second after two straight 7-under 65s. On Sunday he shot 71 — just as he did in the first round — to finish tied for 10th on 16-under. Two-time defending champion Justin Rose (68) ended in a tie for 21st at 13-under.

CHAMPIONS: Jeff Maggert holed out from 123 yards for eagle on the third playoff hole to win the Charles Schwab Cup Championship and hand Scott McCarron the season title in Phoenix.

Two holes earlier, Retief Goosen missed a 4-foot birdie putt that would have given him the tournament and the Charles Schwab Cup.

Instead, the South African could only watch from the fairway as Maggert’s shot on the par-4 17th landed in front of the pin, bounced once and dropped for a stunning conclusion to the season.

McCarron tied for 27th and watched from the clubhouse as Maggert delivered the winning shot for both of them. McCarron won a $1 million bonus.