McIlroy finished at 16-under 272 to edge American Furyk, who with a
gimme birdie at the final hole threatened to become the event's oldest winner at the age of 48.
Day sank a
gimme birdie putt on the sixth playoff hole to defeat Alex Noren, the silent Swede, and claim the Farmers Insurance Open on No.
Petts pitched to eight inches from 75 yards for a
gimme birdie. Although Minnikin had pitched from ten yards closer he faced an eight-footer to avoid losing the final.
Whelan chipped to within an inch for the
gimme birdie, but Stimets kept the pressure on when he matched him with the 10-footer.
It really didn't matter because I was going to chip up for a
gimme birdie again.
'The other is a
gimme birdie, but there are some really tough par-threes.
Bottle-blond Johansson kept the pressure on Monty and the Scot seemed to feel the heat, missing a near
gimme birdie at the par four 10th.
Head hit his approach shot inches from the cup for a
gimme birdie. Riley needed to make an 18-foot birdie putt to extend the match, but came up just short.
"It was a good birdie at nine and I missed a short one on 10 and had a good chance at 11, but made birdies at the 12th and 14th,
gimme birdies today with the wind direction.
Hitting fairways will be key this week as this is a national championship and the course will not be set up for
gimme birdies. One of the straightest shooters around, though not the longest, is Frank Lickliter, who made a long-overdue breakthrough this year by dotting up at Kemper.