Jonathan Kaye clinched his maiden US PGA Tour title at the rain-affected Buick Classic on Sunday, eagling the first extra hole to edge out John Rollins.
Both players had closed with final rounds of four-under-par 67 to complete the regulation 72 holes at 13-under 271.
Joey Sindelar fired a closing 68 to finish third at 11 under while Spaniard Sergio Garcia, champion in 2001 when rain forced a Monday finish, tied for fourth a further stroke back after carding a two-under 69.
World number one Tiger Woods, who had been bidding for his first title since March, returned a 70 to share 13th place at seven-under 277.
Kaye birdied the par-five 18th in regulation to force a play-off and eagled it with a 15-foot putt from the fringe in sudden death.
He had an eagle, three birdies and a par at the hole during the four rounds.
With the $540,000 top prize, Kaye jumped from 63rd into the top 15 on the money list with a career-best $887,000. He had never pocketed more than $660,000 in a season.
Rollins grabbed the clubhouse lead with a four-under 67 and watched from off the 18th green as Kaye caught him. Rollins then drove under a tree to the left of the 18th fairway, putting himself in trouble.
It was the second career play-off for Rollins, who defeated Neal Lancaster last year at the Canadian Open.
BUICK CLASSIC (Westchester Country Club, Harrison, New York) Final totals (USA unless stated, Par 71) 271 - J Kaye 70 66 68 67, J Rollins 70 67 67 67 (Kaye won playoff at first extra hole) 273 - J Sindelar 66 69 70 68 274 - F Funk 71 70 64 69, S Garcia (Spa) 70 69 66 69, J Haas 74 68 67 65, S Kendall 68 66 70 70 275 - B Faxon 69 67 74 65, T Lehman 71 70 68 66, J.L. Lewis 68 68 70 69 276 - E Els (Rsa) 68 71 68 69, S Verplank 70 68 68 70 277 - W Austin 74 64 70 69, F Couples 69 68 69 71, S Micheel 69 68 73 67, B Pappas (Rsa) 74 67 68 68, T Woods 67 69 71 70 278 - T Gillis 71 65 70 72, R Goosen (Rsa) 67 66 73 72, V Singh (Fij) 70 68 71 69, D Toms 75 65 71 67 279 - A Cejka (Ger) 70 69 66 74, J Furyk 66 73 71 69, P Johansson (Swe) 71 70 72 66, P Lonard (Aus) 72 66 71 70, J Morgan 72 68 70 69, D Peoples 72 68 69 70, L Roberts 71 71 71 66 280 - D Hart 70 69 73 68 281 - B Baird 63 69 72 77, Kent Jones 71 67 73 70, S Maruyama (Jpn) 67 69 74 71, C Pettersson (Swe) 71 67 71 72 282 - S Flesch 69 68 71 74, C Kresge 69 71 72 70 283 - J Brehaut 73 65 75 70, J Byrd 72 70 69 72, L Donald (Brit) 71 71 71 70, J.P. Hayes 73 66 71 73, F Jacobson (Swe) 70 70 70 73, B Mayfair 71 69 70 73, R Pampling 70 70 71 72.
