Heritage joy for Furyk, playoff agony for Davis
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The American world number six triumphed at the first extra hole after Davis was assessed a two-stroke penalty for making contact with a loose impediment in a greenside hazard when playing his third shot.
On his backswing, Englishman Davis clipped a dry reed with his club before splashing out to 30 feet and he immediately called over a rules official to clarify the situation.
Furyk coolly sank his par putt to complete his second victory on the U.S. circuit in five weeks.
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"To have the tournament come down that way is definitely not the way I want to win," the 39-year-old American told reporters. "It's obviously a tough loss for him, and I respect and admire what he did.
Davis, who had been seeking his first PGA Tour victory, had a bad feeling the minute he completed his third shot in the playoff.
"It was one of those things I thought I saw movement out of the corner of my eye," the 35-year-old Englishman said.
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"I thought we'd check on TV, and indeed there was movement."
The pair finished the 72 regulation holes on 13-under-par 271, Davis rolling in a 17-foot birdie putt on the 18th green for a three-under-par 68 and Furyk closing with a 69.
American Bo van Pelt bogeyed the last for a 69 to share third place at 10 under with Britain's Luke Donald (70).
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FINAL-ROUND SHOOTOUT
A final-round shootout appeared to be on the cards with Furyk holding a slender one-stroke advantage overnight and 12 players bunched within three strokes of his lead.
Although Furyk was caught early on by playing partner Davis and American Heath Slocum, he regained a one-shot cushion after reaching the turn in three-under 33.
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Davis pulled his seven-iron approach left of the green, his ball bouncing off rocks and ending up on compacted sand in a hazard.
Furyk responded by hitting his six-iron on to the fringe at the back of the green from where he putted to around six feet.
After pondering whether to take a penalty drop, Davis finally decided to play his third shot out of the hazard and television replays of the reed being struck on his backswing ultimately sealed his fate.
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"I gave myself a chance the last six or seven holes, unfortunately I didn't finish it off," he said. "I'm proud of what I did on 18 the first time around, but obviously it doesn't relate to a win so it's a bit disappointing."
(Writing by Mark Lamport-Stokes in Los Angeles; Editing by Greg Stutchbury)