Charlotte, N.C. – Vijay Singh took advantage of a record-tying collapse by Sergio Garcia and an untimely mistake Sunday by Jim Furyk, rallying from six shots down with a 6-under-par 66 and winning the Wachovia Championship on the fourth hole of a sudden-death playoff.
Singh only needed a par on the 18th hole at Quail Hollow to win for the third time this year after Furyk’s tee shot skipped over a creek and rolled down into the water.
Garcia started the day with a six-shot lead, then recovered from his meltdown to take a one-shot lead with two holes to play. He scrambled for bogey at the par-3 17th, and missed a 20-foot birdie putt on the 18th hole to fall into a three-man playoff.
It matched the largest final-round collapse in PGA Tour history, last accomplished by Greg Norman in the 1996 Masters.
Garcia was eliminated after three-putting from 45 feet and missing a 6-footer for par on the first extra hole. He became the fifth player to blow a six-shot lead on the PGA Tour.
Singh, Garcia (72) and Furyk all finished at 12-under 276.
