Grillo wins Charles Schwab Challenge in playoff over Schenk
Emiliano Grillo overcame a costly error and defeated Adam Schenk in a playoff to prevail at the Charles Schwab Challenge on Sunday.
The Argentinian birdied the second playoff hole to claim his first PGA TOUR title since October 2015 when he won the Frys.com Open in a playoff over Kevin Na. That was Grillo's eighth career PGA Tour event but first as a member.
Grillo led at Colonial by two strokes Sunday but fell apart on the 18th hole. His tee shot found the stream and rolled for several minutes before coming to a stop.
Bizarre scenes on 18.
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Leader Emiliano Grillo’s tee shot finds a water stream and takes five minutes to eventually come to a stop.
Grillo takes a penalty stroke and plays where the golf ball entered the stream @CSChallengeFW. pic.twitter.com/cc3XibhSwR
Grillo double-bogeyed and sat at 8-under entering the playoff. Schenk finished with the same score after firing a 2-over 72 before the extra holes.
A wet and wild finish for Emiliano Grillo on 18.
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Double bogey to drop into a tie for the lead. pic.twitter.com/oygu04Wa26
Harry Hall sat at 8-under heading into No. 18, but his tee shot also found water. He finished one shot back of the leaders at 7-under in a tie for third with Scottie Scheffler.
Trouble on 18.
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Co-leader Harry Hall’s tee shot ends up in the water @CSChallengeFW. pic.twitter.com/nIrPZPxaHX
Grillo went 2,779 days between victories.
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