LAS VEGAS - In a stunning finish, St. Simons Island, Ga., resident Jonathan Byrd won a three-man playoff Sunday with a hole-in-one on the fourth extra hole in the Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospital Open.
Moments earlier, Byrd stood on the 18th green with Martin Laird and Cameron Percy as they discussed whether there was enough light to continue. They agreed to play one more hole - the 204-yard 17th at the TPC Summerlin.
And the playoff essentially ended with one swing.
It was too dark for Byrd to see his ball land about 10 feet short of the flag and roll into the cup, and even the cheers from a smattering of fans around the green weren't convincing.
One swing later, he only had to wait for Laird and Percy to hit their shots - and they both hit into the water - to come up with his first win of the year.
"I'm in shock," Byrd said, certainly speaking for everyone watching another Fall Series thriller.
Only a week ago, Rocco Mediate won the Frys.com Open at CordeValle by holing a wedge for eagle on the 17th hole of the final round, right after Alex Prugh came within inches of holing out from the tee box with a driver.
This one was even more incredible, and it came at just the right time. Byrd was No. 117 on the money list going into Las Vegas, and his fourth career victory gives him a two-year exemption.