Kisner Sensationally Eagles Last To Send Zurich Classic Into Monday Play-Off … Video.

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New Orleans, LA …

In near darkness, American Kevin Kisner  lit up the Zurich Classic when he sensationally chipped in for eagle on the 72nd hole  to force a Monday playoff with Jonas Blixt and Cameron Smith in the $US 7.2m event in New Orleans.

After bogeying the 17th Kisner and playing partner were a shot behind the duo of Swede Jonas Blixt and Aussie Cameron Smith.

Smith stuck his second shot some 57 yards left of the flag and in light rough while Blixt, who had been in left rough off the tee, left his second shot some 8o yards shy of the flag.

Kisner and Brown were both in the fairway and then laid up short of the green, and with Kisner exactly 94 feet and 6 inches from the hole.

What happened next was sheer brilliance and why we love the ancient game as Kisner walked up to his ball and played the perfect shot that, and to enjoyment of all but two people namely Blixt and Smith, found the bottom of the cup for an eagle “3”.

Smith responded to a birdie to send the event into a play off.

Both teams finished regulation on 27-under par 261 after Sunday’s better-ball round, in which Blixt and Smith shot 64 and Kisner and Brown carded a sizzling 60.

The tournament is the first PGA Tour team event in 36 years.

Blixt and Smith had led after 36 and then 54 holes, and withstood a furious charge by Kisner and Brown, who birdied 10 of their first 11 holes to grab the lead.

Six of those birdies came before play was halted for more than six hours as thunderstorms swept through.

With Blixt’s birdie at 16 and Smith’s at 17 the duo regained a one-shot lead. It looked like that would be enough when Smith then gave himself a short birdie putt at 18 but Kisner’s chip-in means all four will return on Monday morning to settle things.

If Smith should succeed in winning the play off he will, and at age 23, the youngest winner in the history of the PGA Tour.

Americans Kelly Kraft and Kevin Tway were third after combining for a 61 that left them on 265.



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