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Mark Wilson won the frost-delayed Phoenix Open on Monday for his second victory in three starts this year, holing a 9-foot birdie putt on the second hole of a playoff with Jason Dufner.
Wilson, two strokes ahead when play resumed Monday, closed with a 2-under 69 to match Dufner at 18 under. Dufner shot a 66, birdieing Nos. 16 and 17.
"I'm just enjoying the ride here and that's just kind of the way I'm going to look at the year here, just ride this train as long as I can," Wilson said. "Right now, the plan is to play through Bay Hill, take a week off, get ready for the Masters."
Wilson, the 36-year-old Wisconsin player who won the Sony Open last month in a 36-hole Sunday finish, made a 4½-foot par putt on the par-18th to extend the playoff after Dufner tapped in for par. Wilson won on the par-4 10th, setting up the deciding putt with a 7-iron approach from the middle of the fairway.
"That was an easy putt," Wilson said. "Just thankfully, I started it on line and knocked it in."
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