Germany's Cejka wins Puerto Rico Open in five-way playoff

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(Reuters) - German veteran Alex Cejka sank a 15-foot birdie putt at the first extra hole for victory in a five-way playoff at the Puerto Rico Open on Sunday. The 44-year-old outlasted Americans Jon Curran, Tim Petrovic and Sam Saunders and Argentine Emiliano Grillo to seal the win. They all finished at seven-under-par 281 at the Trump International course in Rio Grande to force the first five-man playoff on the PGA Tour since Phil Mickelson won the 2006 BellSouth Classic. Cejka, who shot a closing 69, collected $540,000 for his first win on the PGA Tour.

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