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Golf-'Overrated' Fowler wins Players Championship in playoff

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PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Florida, May 10 (Reuters) - American Rickie Fowler produced a stunning finish to claim the lucrative Players Championship in a playoff at TPC Sawgrass on Sunday.

The 26-year-old outlasted 2008 champion Sergio Garcia and world number 123 Kevin Kisner in extra holes after finishing his final six holes of regulation in six-under-par.

In a week where he was labelled "overrated" in an anonymous player poll, Fowler clinched victory on the famous 17th island green with his third birdie on the hole in the day, taking home $1.