Toms, in a twosome four holes behind, retook the lead almost immediately with a birdie at the par-5 15th, but gave the stroke back a hole later and parred in to force the first career playoff for both. There, Weir's drive at No. 18 stopped on a steep downward slope, causing him to leave his approach short. He chipped to within 10 feet of the cup, but then read a slight break in a putt that didn't turn. I played it right to the left edge thinking it was only going to break just a little bit,'' Weir said. Toms, who split the fairway with his drive and hit his approach onto the front of the green, was about 45 feet away, but hit it onto the back tier 5 feet away, then coolly followed Weir's miss with the winner.
Toms wound up the sole survivor of a final-round battle that went much like the first three rounds.
Proven winners and non-winners alike challenged for and shared the lead, only to stumble and fall back. Weir, playing for the first time in a month, made the move of the day with a 7-under 64. But even that included a bogey at No. 2. He made up for it with a 5-under 30 on the backside to match his best final round. I'm disappointed, obviously.