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Aussie Tim Hart loses bid for 59, and the tournament (The Associated Press)

TOOWOOMBA, Australia (AP) -- Tim Hart needed a bogey on the final hole to shoot 59 for what would have been a two-shot victory on the PGA Tour of Australasia. He lost the magic number - and the tournament.

Hart hit out-of-bounds and made triple bogey Sunday on the par-4 closing hole at City Golf Club, giving him a 9-under 61. It was still enough to get into a playoff, but David Klein of Germany made birdie on the first extra hole to win the Coca-Cola Queensland PGA Championship.

Hart, who started the final round seven shots behind, was 9 under on the back nine alone and didn't know where he stood on the leaderboard.