Wilson wins Phoenix playoff

Associated Press

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.

Packers fan Mark Wilson celebrated a big victory of his own on a playing field about as close to frozen tundra as it gets on the PGA Tour.

A self-described cheesehead from Menomonee Falls, Wis., Wilson won the frost-delayed Phoenix Open on Monday for his second victory in three starts this year, holing a 9-foot birdie putt on the second hole of a playoff with Jason Dufner.

“I’m just enjoying the ride here and that’s just kind of the way I’m going to look at the year here, just ride this train as long as I can,” Wilson said.

After playing until dark Sunday and fulfilling some parental duties, he was able to watch only a few minutes of the Super Bowl.

Delays for frost and frozen turf the first four days forced the Monday finish.

Two strokes ahead when play resumed Monday, Wilson closed with a 2-under 69 to match Dufner at 18 under. Dufner shot a 66, with birdies on Nos. 16 and 17.

“I was a little more nervous today than I was expecting,” Wilson said. “I didn’t sleep great last night. It was probably the excitement with the Super Bowl and the uncertainty of today.”

The Sony Open winner last month in a 36-hole Sunday finish, Wilson made a 41/2-foot par putt on the par-4 18th to extend the playoff.

He won on the par-4 10th, setting up the deciding putt with a 7-iron approach from the middle of the fairway.