Luke List edged Will Zalatoris in the first hole of a play-off to win the Farmers Insurance Open at the Torrey Pines South Course in San Diego on Saturday.
It marked the first PGA Tour win for List, 37, who was making his 206th career start.
List birdied the par-5 18th hole to claim the play-off win. He pulled away with a remarkable third shot from the fairway, softly arcing it from 131 yards out to within 11 inches of the cup.
Zalatoris was not as precise, hitting his third shot from 118 yards out to within 13 feet and 4 inches of the cup. He missed his birdie attempt by a couple feet and had to settle for a par - and runner-up status.
Both List and Zalatoris finished at 15-under-par 273 to force the play-off. List fired a 6-under 66 on the tournament’s final day, while Zalatoris shot a 1-under 71 to open the door for a challenger. Zalatoris missed a birdie putt on 18 in regulation that would have won it.
A three-way tie for third place included Jon Rahm, Cameron Tringale and Jason Day at 14-under 274.
Five others were two strokes back of the leaders and finished tied for sixth. That group, which finished at 13-under 275, included Justin Rose, Pat Perez, Sungjae Im, Aaron Rai and Joaquin Niemann.
List attributed part of his progress to better success on the greens. He had four straight birdies between holes three and six.
“I’ve worked really hard on my putting, and that’s kind of what’s held me back over the years,” List said. “To really dig deep and make some putts. . .
“Today, I rolled it beautifully on the front nine and made a lot of quality strokes even on the back. So that’s a part of my game I’m continuing to work on, and I know it’s going to keep getting better.”
Zalatoris said he was proud of his effort despite the narrow loss.
“This is what I’ve played for my entire career,” Zalatoris said. “My career goal is to win a major, and this is part of the stepping stone. Obviously pretty disappointed right now, but really proud of how I fought today.
“There were a lot of tough pins, especially on the back. I had so many close calls today that I thought I made the one on eight, I thought I made the one on 14. You know, I’ve got no regrets.”
Collated final round scores & totals in the USPGA Tour Farmers Insurance Open,Torrey Pines (South), San Diego, California (USA unless stated, Par: North Course 72, South Course 72):
273 Luke List 67 68 72 66 (won at the first extra play-off hole), Will Zalatoris 69 68 65 71
274 Jason Day (Aus) 70 65 67 72, Jon Rahm (Spa) 66 65 72 71, Cameron Tringale 67 65 72 70
275 Sung Jae Im (Kor) 70 66 68 71, Joaquin Niemann (Chi) 69 68 71 67, Pat Perez 72 68 67 68, Aaron Rai (Eng) 67 68 68 72, Justin Rose (Eng) 67 71 69 68
276 Billy Horschel 63 73 69 71, Si Woo Kim (Kor) 71 64 70 71, Taylor Montgomery 72 64 71 69, Austin Smotherman 67 71 72 66, Michael Thompson 64 73 70 69
277 Marc Leishman (Aus) 71 67 69 70, Ryan Palmer 67 69 69 72, Taylor Pendrith (Can) 67 71 68 71, Sepp Straka (Aut) 73 66 67 71
278 Daniel Berger 67 72 68 71, Talor Gooch 73 66 72 67, Scottie Scheffler 70 67 70 71, Justin Thomas 68 63 73 74, Cameron Young 67 74 64 73
279 Dustin Johnson 68 69 69 73, Peter Malnati 67 66 73 73, Guillermo Mito Pereira (Chi) 69 69 70 71, Sahith Theegala 67 68 73 71
280 Lanto Griffin 73 68 74 65, Hideki Matsuyama (Jpn) 72 67 73 68, Maverick McNealy 67 71 67 75, Nick Taylor (Can) 73 65 71 71
281 Doug Ghim 66 73 71 71, Matthew NeSmith 68 71 69 73, Xander Schauffele 68 72 69 72, Greyson Sigg 72 68 72 69, J. J. Spaun 73 66 71 71
282 Bill Haas 67 69 70 76, Sebastian Munoz (Col) 74 65 70 73, Alexander Noren (Swe) 70 69 71 72, Chad Ramey 71 67 73 71, Kevin Streelman 70 71 69 72, Jhonattan Vegas (Ven) 71 69 71 71, Gary Woodland 72 68 69 73
283 Christiaan Bezuidenhout (Rsa) 69 69 72 73, Cameron Champ 75 65 70 73, Kevin Chappell 73 68 73 69, Anirban Lahiri (Ind) 71 70 72 70, Martin Laird (Sco) 67 74 70 72, Hank Lebioda 74 67 72 70, Patrick Reed 72 66 72 73, Scott Stallings 69 72 76 66, Kevin Tway 65 74 72 72, Jimmy Walker 69 70 69 75
284 Wyndham Clark 69 72 72 71, Cameron Davis (Aus) 68 72 71 73, David Lipsky 68 73 74 69, Adam Schenk 69 62 75 78, Alex Smalley 73 62 76 73, Robert Streb 67 73 68 76,
285 Francesco Molinari (Ita) 66 72 73 74, Patrick Rodgers 71 69 71 74
286 Matthew Wolff 71 70 71 74
287 Keegan Bradley 70 70 71 76, Adam Long 72 69 73 73
288 Joseph Bramlett 73 66 71 78, Curtis Thompson 70 71 72 75, Camilo Villegas (Col) 70 69 73 76
289 Andrew Novak 71 70 77 71, Carlos Ortiz (Mex) 72 69 75 73, Chez Reavie 70 70 73 76, Rory Sabbatini (Svk) 71 68 73 77
290 Bronson Burgoon 70 70 74 76, Seung-Yul Noh (Kor) 73 68 74 75
292 Scott Piercy 72 66 76 78
293 Michael Gligic (Can) 67 74 75 77
295 Chengtsung Pan (Tai) 67 72 77 79
298 Adam Svensson (Can) 72 69 79 78
