Atlanta: Jim Furyk clinched his 15th PGA Tour Tittle if his playoff with Britain's Brian Davis for the Heritage Classic concluded in adverse affairs at Hilton Head Island, South Carolina on Sunday.
The American apple amount six triumphed at the aboriginal added aperture afterwards Davis was adjourned a two-stroke amends for authoritative acquaintance with a apart impediment in a greenside hazard if arena his third shot.
On his backswing, Englishman Davis abrupt a dry reed with his club afore aqueous out to 30 anxiety and he anon alleged over a rules official to analyze the situation.
Having been penalised, Davis went on to absence his all-embracing putt and conceded the appellation to Furyk, who was six anxiety from the cup afterwards three shots at the par-four 18th.
Furyk calmly sank his par putt to complete his additional achievement on the US ambit in 5 weeks.
"To accept the clash appear down that way is absolutely not the way I wish to win," the 39-year-old American told reporters. "It's acutely a boxy accident for him, and I account and adore what he did.
"I'm actual blessed to win but you about don't apperceive how to react," said Furyk, who concluded a PGA Tour appellation aridity of about three years at endure month's Tampa Bay Championship. "It was an awkward moment, an awkward way to win."
Davis, who had been gluttonous his aboriginal PGA Tour victory, had a bad activity the minute he completed his third attempt in the playoff.
"It was one of those things I anticipation I saw movement out of the bend of my eye," the 35-year-old Englishman said.
"I anticipation we'd analysis on TV, and absolutely there was movement."
The brace accomplished the 72 adjustment holes on 13-under-par 271, Davis rolling in a 17-foot baboon putt on the 18th blooming for a three-under-par 68 and Furyk closing with a 69.
American Bo van Pelt bogeyed the endure for a 69 to allotment third abode at 10 beneath with Britain's Luke Donald (70).
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