Claim: The PGA Tour record for the longest sudden-death playoff was established at the 1949 Motor City Open; when Cary Middlecoff (born on January 6, 1921) and Lloyd Mangrum played 11 holes at Meadowbrook Country Club and were still stalemated when darkness arrived.
Evidence: Emmett Cary Middlecoff (January 6, 1921 – September 1, 1998) was an American professional golfer on the PGA Tour from 1947 to 1961. 1949 (6) Rio Grande Valley Open, Jacksonville Open, U.S. Open, Motor City Open (co-winner with Lloyd Mangrum), Reading Open, Miami International Four-Ball (with Jim Ferrier) The PGA Tour record for the longest sudden-death playoff was established at the 1949 Motor City Open. Cary Middlecoff and Lloyd Mangrum played 11 holes at Meadowbrook Country Club in Northville, Michigan and were still stalemated when darkness arrived.