Thongchai Jaidee outlasts Justin Leonard in a playoff to win at Pebble Beach


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PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — Thongchai Jaidee won his second PGA Tour Champions title, beating Justin Leonard on the fourth playoff hole in the Pure Insurance Championship. Leonard hooked his his tee shot into a penalty area abutting the Pacific Ocean on the par-5 18th at Pebble Beach, leading to a double-bogey 7. Jaidee finished with a two-putt par. The 53-year-old from Thailand has 19 international wins, including six on the European tour. He picked up his first win on the over-50 tour last year in Wisconsin. The 51-year-old Leonard has yet to win on the PGA Tour Champions.

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