LAS VEGAS, Oct 17: American journeyman Wes Short Jr hit the jackpot at the Las Vegas Championship on Sunday, beating three-times winner Jim Furyk at the second playoff hole to claim his first career title.

Short, who started the week 176th on the money list and battling to finish in the top 125 to secure his card for next season, scooped a first prize of $720,000 and a two-year PGA Tour exemption.

It was truly a Cinderella week for the 41-year-old Short, who only gained entry to the $4 million event following Arron Oberholser’s withdrawal.

After the two players parred the first playoff hole, Furyk sent his tee shot into the water at the par-three 17th to open the door for Short who found a greenside bunker.

Short, though, blasted out of the sand to within 18 inches of the cup to leave a routine putt for par.

He had staged a rally over the final regulation holes to force the playoff, picking up an eagle at 16 and holing a nine-foot birdie putt at 18 to record a six-under 66 for a 21-under total of 266 at the TPC at Summerlin.

Furyk, who won earlier this season at the Western Open, had two eagles on his card but a bogey at the last gave the 2003 US Open champion a seven-under 65.

Ted Purdy (71), who held a three-shot lead with nine to play, dropped out of contention with a triple-bogey at the 17th. He finished in a tie for third place with Harrison Frazar (69) on 19-under 268.

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