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Pernice Jr. nips Haas in playoff

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Bernhard Langer robbed the Charles Schwab Cup Championship of some of its usual drama when he wrapped up the points title a week before the Champions Tour finale.

Tom Pernice Jr. and Jay Haas made up for it Sunday at Desert Mountain.

Two holes after slashing out backward from a rocky wash channel in the desert, Pernice finally finished off Haas with a birdie on the fourth extra hole. The 55-year-old Pernice got up-and-down from the left bunker to end it on the par-5 18th, holing a 6-foot birdie putt after Haas made a 12-footer for par.

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