PGA Tour: List edges Zalatoris in Torrey Pines playoff to claim first win at Farmers Insurance Open
- Birdie at first extra hole earns 37-year-old who is ranked 151 in the world first Tour title
- Victory in California means List has also earned a spot at the Masters in April
Luke List birdied the first playoff hole to beat Will Zalatoris in the Farmers Insurance Open on Sunday (HKT), claiming his first PGA Tour title in his 206th start.
List, 37 and ranked 151st in the world, delivered a sensational final round on the South Course at Torrey Pines in La Jolla, California, where his seven birdies included four in a row on the front nine and a 13-footer for the clubhouse lead at the 18th.
His 1-under par 66 put him at 15-under 273, and he had to wait a tense two hours to see if he’d be caught, with Zalatoris, former world No 1 Jason Day and current No 1 Jon Rahm leading the charge.
“It feels unbelievable,” List said. “I’ve worked really hard and to just have my family here means the world to me, so my daughter could see that. It’s all worth it for this moment.”
Zalatoris, who started the day tied with Day for the lead, fired a 1-under 71, moving to 15-under with birdies at the fifth and sixth and then parring his last 12 holes.
Despite an errant tee shot at the 72nd hole he had an 8ft putt for birdie and the win, but it ran out of steam and he and List headed back to the 18th tee to open the playoff with the light already fading on the California coast.
Both found the right fairway bunker off the tee – their balls nestling inches apart.