Mark Wilson outlasted a trio of players in a three-hole play-off to win the Honda Classic in Palm Beach, Florida yesterday.

It was the first career PGA Tour victory for Wilson, a former veteran of the Nationwide Tour, who struggled down the stretch in the final round.

Darkness set in on Sunday night after the first play-off hole, forcing Wilson, Jose Coceres, Camilo Villegas and Boo Weekley to return to PGA National Resort & Spa early yesterday to play the par-four 10th hole.

The quartet of players finished regulation play tied at five-under-par 275.

The lay-off clearly worked wonders for Wilson, who sank a birdie putt from 10 and a half feet on the par-three 17th hole to earn a two-year exemption from the tour's qualifying school.

Villegas and Weekley were both eliminated from the play-off after bogeying on the 10th, setting up the fantastic finish between Wilson and Coceres.

Coceres, who also lost in a play-off to Fred Funk last week at the Mayakoba Classic, lost his chance to tie Wilson on the 17th, missing a nine-foot birdie putt.

All four players began the play-off on Sunday by parring the par-five 18th, the first of the extra format. Had Weekley not missed a three-foot putt on the same hole in regulation, he would have secured his first career win.