Aussie Smith 勝利，勝つs PGA プレーオフ in Hawaii
Cameron Smith has won his first PGA 小旅行する event on his own with a par on the first プレーオフ 穴を開ける at the Sony Open in Hawaii.
The Queenslander made birdie on the par-5 18th 穴を開ける in 規則 to join final-一連の会議、交渉／完成する playing partner and 夜通し leader Brendan Todd at 11-under 269.
The extra 穴を開けるs began on the 10th in wet 条件s and fading light, Smith 持つ／拘留するing his 神経 with a two-putt par from 10 feet to 追加する to his 孤独な previous PGA 肩書を与える - the 2017 two-man team's tournament in New Orleans.
Going into Sunday three 発射s behind Steele, Smith's hopes faded when he made bogey on the 15th to sit two 発射s off the pace with three 穴を開けるs to play.
However, Steele 行方不明になるd a six-foot par putt on the 17th, and 攻撃する，衝突する a wild hook from the fairway on the par-5 18th and never had a reasonable look at birdie.
The 26-year-old Smith showed his class as he の近くにd for a final-一連の会議、交渉／完成する two-under 68 with an up-and-負かす／撃墜する from the greenside （船に）燃料を積み込む／（軍）地下えんぺい壕, capped by a clutch eight-foot putt.
"Just had to hang in there. No one was playing good ゴルフ today, it seemed like," Smith said.
"Just hung in there, and what do you know?"
The victory 安全な・保証するs Smith a 位置／汚点／見つけ出す in the Masters.
"That's been one I've 手配中の，お尋ね者 to tick off for a long time, to finally say I've won an event by myself. It's やめる good."
Smith will pocket $1.188 million ($A1.7m) for his first 単独の PGA 小旅行する 勝利，勝つ and moves up to fifth in the FedEx Cup standings.
A two-time Australian PGA 支持する／優勝者, Smith's career PGA 小旅行する 収入s have jumped to $10,645,748 ($A15.4m).
Fellow Australians Cameron Davis carded a 68 to 株 ninth at seven under, Marc Leishman's 68 left him tied for 28th, while Matt Jones had a 70 to slide 支援する to a 株 of 38th.
Having started the tournament at Waialae with a bogey five and a ３倍になる-bogey seven on the first two 穴を開けるs, Smith 辛勝する／優位d 支援する into 論争 on Sunday with a topsy-turvy 一連の会議、交渉／完成する which 含むd four birdies and two bogeys.< /p>
"I didn't feel like I played 特に 井戸／弁護士席 but I made the putts that I had to make," he said. "It was a struggle all day, though, the 条件s wet and a little bit 風の強い this morning so it was a challenge for sure."
"Things just fell into place. いつかs you need a little bit of luck to 肉親，親類d of 落ちる your way and you never know what can happen."
Steele's luck was the opposite, left to rue his final-一連の会議、交渉／完成する errors.
"Everything that could go wrong went wrong today," Steele said.
Webb Simpson finished third on 10-under, while Northern Ireland's Graeme McDowell 攻撃する，衝突する a six-under 64 to finish one 一打／打撃 支援する.
Webb Simpson (67) was third at 10 under while Northern Ireland's Graeme McDowell jumped 19 位置／汚点／見つけ出すs with a 64 to 株 fourth with Americans Ryan Palmer (68) and Kevin Kisner (69).
A wet and grey final 一連の会議、交渉／完成する （機の）カム to life in the last hour, which is about how long it took to play the last two 穴を開けるs. 維持／整備 乗組員 kept having to squeegee the soaked 18th green.
Reuters/AP
