Rapiscan Systems Classic Fallen Oak | Biloxi, Mississippi | March 29-31, 2019 Playoff Notes Monday, April 1, 2019 Holes Played: No. 18 twice (Par-4 429 yards) Weather: Sunny with a high of 48. Winds out of the SE 8-10 mph. Summary: Kevin Sutherland defeated Scott Parel on the seventh playoff hole on Monday when he sunk a 15-foot birdie putt, the first birdie of the playoff. Media Contact: Jackie Servais (303-249-6439) Player To Par Scores 1 Kevin Sutherland -7 65-69-75—209 2 Scott Parel -7 68-72-69—209 Quick Links: ● Leaderboard ● PGATOURmedia.com (transcripts and other resources available for download) Play-by-play: • Sutherland and Parel went head-to-head through five holes (par, bogey, par, par, par) before resuming play on Monday morning for the sixth playoff hole. • Sutherland was on the green in two, but a 25-foot birdie putt left him parring the sixth playoff hole. Parel hit his second shot into the bunker, just right of the green, but was able to get up and down with a 10-foot par putt advancing to the seventh hole. • On the seventh hole, both made it on the green in two. Parel missed a 20-foot putt for birdie, finishing with a par. Sutherland made a 15-foot putt for birdie and his second victory on PGA TOUR Champions. Kevin Sutherland, 65-69-75—209 (-7) • It was the eighth time Sutherland had led/co-led entering the final round, and the first time he has converted a lead into a victory. • Sutherland’s final-round score of 3-over 75 ties for the second highest closing score by a winner in PGA TOUR Champions history (Loren Roberts, 2006 Senior Open Championship) • This season, Sutherland has finished in the top 10 four times in six starts. Prior to today’s victory, his best was a T4 finish at the Chubb Classic. • Winner of the 2017 Charles Schwab Cup, Sutherland now owns two victories (2019 Rapiscan Systems Classic; 2017 Charles Schwab Cup Championship), nine runner-up finishes and 51 finishes in the top 10. Rapiscan Systems Classic | March 29-31, 2019 • Sutherland earned $240,000 and moved to No. 2 in the Charles Schwab Cup standings, $62,933.34 behind five- week leader Bernhard Langer. Scott Parel, 68-72-69—209 (-7) • The runner-up finish marks Parel’s sixth in his PGA TOUR Champions career. • It was Parel’s fourth start at the Rapiscan Systems Classic. Prior to this year, his best finish was T3 in 2018. • This season, Parel now owns four finishes in the top 25. His best prior to today was T11 at the Cologuard Classic. • Parel owns one victory (2018 Boeing Classic), six runner-up finishes and 20 finishes in the top 10 on PGA TOUR Champions. • Parel moved to No. 11 on the Charles Schwab Cup standings with $253,437.50 in earnings. Other Notes: • The playoff was Sutherland’s third (1-2) and Parel’s second (0-2) on PGA TOUR Champions. • The last seven-hole playoff was when Bernhard Langer def. Jay Haas at the 2008 Hoag Classic. • The last time a tournament was completed on a Monday: o Major: 2016 U.S. Senior Open (weather delay). o Co-sanctioned event: 2005 Bayer Advantage (36-hole event; weather delay) • It was just the second playoff in tournament history (2017, Miguel Angel Jimenez def. Gene Sauers). • It was the third playoff in six events this season. o Chubb Classic (Miguel Angel Jimenez def. Bernhard Langer and Olin Browne): One-hole playoff o Hoag Classic (Kirk Triplett def. Woody Austin): Three-hole playoff • There were three playoffs in 2018: o Mitsubishi Electric Championship (Steve Flesch defeated Bernhard Langer and Scott Parel) o Bass Pro Shops Legends of Golf (Paul Broadhurst and Kirk Triplett defeated Bernhard Langer and Tom Lehman) o Constellation SENIOR PLAYERS Championship (Vijay Singh defeated Jeff Maggert) Rapiscan Systems Classic | March 29-31, 2019 .
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