Golf World Monday - January 30, 2012

�winneR;brandt snedeker
completed a remarkable
seven-stroke comeback
against kyle stanley, win-
ning a playoff on the second
extra hole after the two tied
at 16-under 272. snedeker
was four back when he bo-
geyed the 17th hole sunday,
but made birdie on 18 to
finish with a 67 as stanley
was playing the 17th hole.
after he parred 17, stanley
hit his third shot on 18 into
the water fronting the green
and made triple-bogey 8.
both players birdied the first
playoff hole (the 18th), then
snedeker got up and down
from behind the 16th green
to win when stanley missed
a five-foot par putt.

�comeback;kid snedeker has made huge comebacks in his three tour victories. in 2011 he trailed luke donald by six strokes before winning the heritage. he came from five shots back to win the 2007 wyndham championship. he has now finished first, t- 2 and third in six starts at the farmers.

snedeker;stuns;stanley;at;torrey;pines
pga;touR;// faRmeRs;insuRance;open

�notewoRthy;rookie John huh, making his second pga tour start, made a 60- foot birdie putt on the 72nd hole to finish t- 6, worth $208,500. … phil mickelson made his season debut at the tournament he had won three times previously and missed the cut after rounds of 77-68.