What's the longest playoff on the PGA Tour?
Jun 28, 2021 · Their eight-hole playoff tied the PGA TOUR record for the longest sudden-death playoff ever completed on the TOUR. After they tied with pars on the first seven playoff holes, English ended it with...
What is the longest sudden death playoff in golf history?
Apr 20, 2022 · While Burke won the game, the statistics for the game were impressive. It took both players a combination of 1179 strokes on 144 holes to determine the winner and this would stand in the record books as the longest ever playoff game in golf.
What was the last time the US Open playoff was 19 holes?
Jun 28, 2021 · 1949 Motor City Open (11 holes): Three years before Hartford played its first PGA Tour event, the Motor City Open set a sudden-death …
Who won the PGA Championship after 5 days and 144 holes?
In PGA Tour history, there have been some long sudden-death playoffs — some sudden-death playoffs that were not sudden at all. In fact, the record for the longest is a whopping 11 holes. We'll look at that one first, then, below, list the other longest playoffs on the PGA Tour. PGA Tour Record: 11-Hole 'Sudden'-Death Playoff
How many holes did Harris English play in the Travelers Championship?
It may have taken 80 holes over four days to ultimately separate them, but it was Harris English who survived an eight-hole playoff to finally overcome Kramer Hickok and win the Travelers Championship. A dramatic marathon, it was an event that essentially became a matchplay tournament as both players matched each other blow for blow.
Who won the 2018 ANA Inspiration?
Pernilla Lindberg won the ANA Inspiration in 2018 following a three-player sudden-death playoff that extended to eight extra holes. Many will also recall when Tiger Woods defeated Jim Furyk after SEVEN playoff holes at the WGC Invitational in 2001.
What is the longest playoff in golf history?
Professional Golf – Longest Playoffs. The longest playoff of all time came at the 1931 US Open, when Billy Burke needed 72 holes to defeat George Von Elm. The two were tied on 292 after 72 holes of regulation play.
How many holes were there in the 1994 US Open?
20 holes were also needed in a three-way playoff for the 1994 US Open at Oakmont. Ernie Els, Loren Roberts and Colin Montgomerie tied on 279 after regulation play. Els and Roberts had 74s in the 18 hole playoff, eliminating Montgomerie who shot 78. Els won on the second sudden death hole with a par to Roberts’ bogey.
