Kuchar Defeats Taylor on 6th Playoff Hole To Win Turning Stone Championship

VERONA, N.Y. – Matt Kuchar won the Turning Stone Resort Championship, beating Augusta’s Vaughn Taylor on the sixth hole of a sudden-death playoff.

Kuchar improved to 2-0 in playoffs and won the top prize of $1.08 million Monday, boosting his earnings for the year over $2 million.

Tied for the lead after 72 holes, neither player managed to win after two holes of a sudden-death playoff Sunday. They birdied the first extra hole and parred the second before play was suspended because of darkness.

It was the second career victory for Kuchar, who won the 2002 Honda Classic. His best previous finish this year was a fifth-place tie at the Memorial in June.