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Canadian rookie comes up clutch in playoff

ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. -- Mackenzie Hughes holed an 18-foot par putt from off the green Monday morning to win the RSM Classic and become the first rookie in 20 years to go wire to wire for his first PGA Tour victory.

The Canadian came up clutch in frigid conditions at Sea Island.

All four players who had to return for the third playoff hole missed the green at the par-3 17th. Hughes was in the toughest spot, and his pitch up a slope didn't even reach the green. But he made the putt, slamming his fist in celebration knowing that it at least kept him in the playoff.