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(Reuters) - Brian Gay rolled in a long birdie
putt on his first extra hole to win the Bermuda Championship on
Sunday and return to the PGA Tour winner's circle for the first
time in seven years.
The 48-year-old came from behind to defeat fellow American
Wyndham Clark, who at one point enjoyed a three-stroke lead in
the final round, and earn his fifth Tour victory.
Gay kicked his game into gear down the stretch and finished it
off with back-to-back birdies on the 18th hole at the seaside
Port Royal Golf Course.
Clark saw his birdie attempt on the first hole of the playoff
sail past the hole and the hard-hitting 26-year-old will have to
wait for another day to notch his first victory on the Tour.
Gay was in disbelief after carding a closing round 64 to finish
the tournament 15-under 269.
"This is absolutely insane," said Gay.
"I always knew that I've got the game to compete out here, but
it's easy to doubt yourself," he said.
"These players are so young - a lot of them are my daughter's
age.
"It's pretty unbelievable."
The tournament was the first PGA Tour event to allow fans since
the onset of COVID-19, which forced the Tour to suspend play in
March before returning in June.
Gay said the pandemic had thrown him off his game but that he
was beginning to find his rhythm again.
"I've been playing awful since COVID. It has been a struggle,"
he said.
"But I've been working hard to get back."
(Reporting by Rory Carroll in Los Angeles, editing by Pritha
Sarkar)
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