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Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Santonio Holmes (L) keeps both feet in the end zone as he beats Arizona Cardinals safety Aaron Francisco to catch the game winning touchdown pass late in the fourth quarter of Super Bowl XLIII in Tampa, February 1, 2009. Credit: REUTERS/Brian Snyder

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Paul Goydos and Sergio Garcia head into Sawgrass playoff

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Florida
Sun May 11, 2008 8:04pm EDT
Paul Goydos of the U.S. reacts to his tee shot on the third hole during final round of the Players Championship golf tournament at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra, Florida May 11, 2008. REUTERS/Hans Deryk

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Florida (Reuters) - American journeyman Paul Goydos and Spaniard Sergio Garcia took the Players Championship into a sudden-death playoff at Sawgrass on Sunday.

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The pair finished the 72 regulation holes at five-under-par 283, overnight leader Goydos bogeying the par-four last for a 74 and Garcia closing with a 71.

It is the first playoff at the PGA Tour event since Britain's Sandy Lyle edged out American Jeff Sluman for the 1987 title.

(Reporting by Mark Lamport-Stokes; Editing by Ed Osmond)
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