Oh-so-close For Sa Golfer Potgieter After Playoff Loss At Pga Tour Event

Brian Campbell shook off an errant tee shot - saved by a lucky break - to birdie the second playoff hole, capturing his first PGA Tour title at the Mexico Open with a gutsy win over South African Aldrich Potgieter on Sunday.

Campbell, a 31-year-old American who is back on the PGA Tour after his first spell there in 2017 ended in a return to the developmental Korn Ferry Tour, rattled in a three-and-a-half foot birdie putt at the second hole of sudden death - the par-five 18th - to seal the win after Potgieter's six-foot birdie attempt slid past the hole.

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Both players had scrambled for pars when the playoff opened at 18 - shortly after both got up and down for birdie there to finish 72 holes tied on 20-under 264 at the VidantaWorld resort near Puerta Vallarta.

American Isaiah Salinda just missed out on the playoff, carding a 65 for solo third on 265.