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Mark Wilson birdies 18th to win Humana Challenge in exciting dusk finish

Although Mark Wilson is off to another fast start to a PGA Tour season, he won the Humana Challenge with a remarkable feat of endurance.

Wilson made a 10-foot birdie putt on the final hole to clinch his fifth career victory Sunday, beating Robert Garrigus , John Mallinger and Johnson Wagner by two strokes in a dramatic dusk finish to the wind-delayed tournament.Wilson's day started before sunrise and ended after sunset. In between, he finished his third round, got his kids ready for daycare at his in-laws' house, and then held off several hard-charging contenders during the final round amid the growing dark and desert chill in the Coachella Valley.Wilson closed with a 3-under 69 to finish at 24 under, taking the $1,008,000 winner's share of the $5.6 million purse despite the conditions. While most everybody else pulled on sweaters for the final holes, the Wisconsin native stayed in his polo shirt out of superstition and familiarity."It's a feel thing," Wilson said. "I've been playing wi...

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