Couples wins Senior Players Championship
Fred Couples and his caddie Cayce Kerr stand on the 6th tee during the final round of the Constellation Energy Senior Players Championship at Westchester Country Club on August 21, 2011 in Rye, New York
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Fred Couples knocked in a 3-foot birdie putt on the third playoff hole Sunday to defeat John Cook and win the Seniors Players Championship for his first major victory on the Champions Tour.
Couples did not have his best day of putting and missed a birdie on 18 that would have given him the win after trailing by two strokes most of the day. He won the playoff when a second shot on the 17th hole landed a few feet shy of the hole, setting up a short tap-in for the win.
Cook held a share of the lead for nine holes but bogeyed on No.
16 and missed birdie putts on the final two holes, forcing the second straight playoff and fourth overall in this event.
Peter Senior finished third with an even round of 71 and was at 10-under for the tournament.
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