Mackenzie Hughes carded a final round 69 to reach 17-under and join Austrian Sepp Straka in a playoff for the Sanderson Farms Championship.
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The Canadian birdied the second extra hole to win his second PGA Tour title, he had previously won the RSM Classic in 2016.
"I felt pretty good coming into this week. I had a solid week in Napa, was close to kind of finishing that one off and having a high finish. Felt good coming in here, was putting in some good work. Then kind of got off to a so so start on Thursday and I didn't shoot myself out of it but 1-under par and had some work to do.
"Then Friday, I really found some nice rhythm and started making some nice putts. I felt leak at that point I had put myself in the mix and I felt like I was going to stay there. I just had a belief after that round that my game was at a great spot."
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"Been working really hard on the mental side, too, to instill that belief in myself. I tell myself a lot of things throughout the day and try to really overdo the positive -- up the positive self-talk a lot, and I used that a lot today. I know there was times that I had some doubt, and I just kept reminding myself that I was really good.
"It's hard to do sometimes because this game can beat you up, but I'm really proud of the work that I've done. But I get a lot of help, too, from a lot of people around me. My caddie, Jase, he did a phenomenal job today, and having my family here, like you said, was just the cherry on top.
"Really, really fun week, and just a golf course that I really like. I'll be back for many more years."
South African Garrick Higgo (68) finished third at 16-under followed by compatriot Dean Burmester (67) in fourth at 15-under.
Overnight leader Mark Hubbard made a single birdie and two bogeys to close with a 74 and a share of fifth place at 13-under alongside fellow Americans Nick Hardy (70) and Keegan Bradley (70) and Argentinian Emiliano Grillo (69).
