Vijay Singh zoomed past Joe Ogilvie for his second straight Monday victory, sinking a 25-foot birdie putt at the 18th hole to close a spectacular back nine and win a three-way shoot-out at the HP Classic as Justin Rose finished joint fifth.
Singh played the final eight holes in seven under par to erase a six-stroke deficit. He came home in 29 to cap a nine-under 63 and edge the unheralded Ogilvie by a shot at 22 under for a 266 total.
The second ranked player in the world was nearly forced to a play-off when Ogilvie left his bunker blast on the left edge of the closing hole at the English Turn Golf & Country Club.
Singh has made a habit of winning on Mondays, having claimed last week's rain-plagued Houston Open on the extra day.
He has won the last three Monday finishes on the PGA Tour and four in his career.
With the $518,000 top prize, Singh jumped past Phil Mickelson on the money list, taking the lead with more than $2.4 million. Ogilvie was the hard-luck loser, going the final 46 holes without a bogey and still settling for a share of second place with Mickelson.
HP CLASSIC (US unless stated) : 266 - Vijay Singh (Fiji) 70 65 68 63 267 - Joe Ogilvie 66 67 66 68, Phil Mickelson 67 65 69 66 269 - Hidemichi Tanaka (Japan) 69 64 69 67 271 - Justin Rose (Britain) 67 70 65 69, Charles Howell III 66 64 71 70.
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