SUNRIVER, Ore.
&ndash Mike Reid made a 12-foot birdie putt on the first playoff hole today to beat John Cook and win the Jeld-Wen Tradition for his second career major on the Champions Tour. Reid raised both hands and let out a deep sigh before humbly removing his cap and shaking Cook’s hand at Crosswater Golf Club in central Oregon. “I just don’t feel deserving,” he said. “But I’m so grateful.” Reid’s two majors &ndash he also won the 2005 Senior PGA Championship &ndash are his only two wins on the tour. Cook’s approach shot on the playoff hole, No. 18, came to rest about 15 feet away and his downhill putt for birdie missed just left. Reid shot a final-round 70 and Cook had a 69 to finish at 16-under 272.
Cook, who was two strokes behind leader Brad Bryant going into the Sunday’s round, birdied the par-3 No. 17 hole to take a one-stroke lead to the final hole. But he hit into the bunker, settling for a bogey and forcing the playoff with Reid, who made par on the hole.