Mazatlan, Mexico (SportsNetwork.com) – Tyler McCumber parred the first playoff hole on Sunday to defeat Jorge Fernandez-Valdes and win the Mazatlan Open.<\/p>\n
McCumber, who has now won twice in three weeks after taking home the Ecuador Open title, fired a 2-under 70 in his final round, while Fernandez-Valdes carded a 4-under 68. The duo ended regulation deadlocked at 10-under-par 278.<\/p>\n
It was a routine start for McCumber as he rolled in four straight pars from No. 1 at the Estrella del Mar Golf, Condos & Beach Resort. McCumber traded a birdie on No. 5 with a bogey on No. 6, but he responded two holes later with his second birdie on No. 8, getting him back into red numbers.<\/p>\n
Making the turn at minus-1, McCumber made back-to-back birdies on 10 and 11, but he gave one of those shots back with a bogey on 13. McCumber had another answer with a birdie on 14. He dropped two shots after a double-bogey on 17, but a huge birdie on 18 forced a playoff.<\/p>\n
Fernandez-Valdes made five birdies and just one bogey during regulation play, but his second bogey came on the first playoff hole, which wound up deciding the tournament.<\/p>\n
Julian Etulain (68) and James Vargas (70) finished tied for third at 9-under 279, while Robert Rohanna ended alone in fifth at 8-under after a final-round 71.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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