Bryce Molder won the Frys.com Open after the longest playoff this year on the PGA Tour. Molder made a 6-foot birdie putt on the sixth extra hole on Sunday at CordeValle to outlast Briny Baird and capture his first tour victory in his 132nd attempt. Its a little surreal right now, Molder said. Thats a lot of golf today. It was the 17th playoff this year on the PGA Tour,setting a record dating to the modern era that began in 1970. Baird looked like a winner when he chipped in from short of the 17th green for eagle in regulation to take a one-shot lead. In the group ahead of him,Molder rolled in a 12-foot birdie putt on the 18th to close with a 7-under 64,which got him into the playoff. Baird,who now is 0-for-348 in his 12 years trying to win on tour,shot a 4-under 67. He twice had birdie putts on the 18th in the playoff to win,missing from 8 feet and 12 feet. Molder had three chances to win with eagle putts on the 284-yard 17th,missing from 20 feet,15 feet and 12 feet,all from about the same line. They finished at 17-under 267,and then looked as though they would never finish. Bud Cauley,the 21-year-old who turned pro this summer,shot 66 and finished third to earn $340,000,which looks enough for him to earn a card next year without having to go through the qualifying tournament. Woods had three rounds in the 60s for the first time in more than a year on the PGA Tour,although he finished 10 shots behind in a tie for 30th. Cauley was among five players tied for lead at some point in the final round. As usual at CordeValle,this tournament was always going to be decided over the final four holes. Shane Bertsch surged into sole lead with an eagle at No. 15 to reach 15 under,only to miss a short putt on the next hole. He failed to make another birdie and tied for fourth with a 64. Ernie Els also tied for fourth,going bunker-to-bunker on the 15th before settling for par and closing with a 68. Ultimately,the duel came down to Baird and Molder,two players looking for their first PGA Tour win on a course that tests the nerves because of so many possible swings in momentum. Atwal finishes tied 24th Arjun Atwal shot three birdies on either side of the course enroute to a card of 67 that saw him finish tied 24th with a total of eight-under 280. Atwal began on the tenth and had a bogey on 11th,but then birdied the 13th,15th and 17th holes to turn in two-under.
