Jeff Maggert watches his tee shot on the seventh hole during the final round of the Regions Tradition Champions Tour golf tournament at Shoal Creek Country Club, Sunday, May 17, 2015, in Birmingham, Ala. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)
Butch Dill
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) Jeff Maggert won the Regions Tradition on Sunday for his first Champions Tour major title, beating Kevin Sutherland with a 3-foot par putt on the first hole of a playoff.
Sutherland two-putted for bogey to set up Maggert for the winning shot on the 18th hole at Shoal Creek.
Maggert closed with an even-par 72 to match Sutherland at 14-under 274. Sutherland had a 71.
Maggert's only previous Champions Tour win came in Mississippi last year in his first start on the 50-and-over tour. He won three times on the PGA Tour, the last in the 2006 St. Jude Classic.
Sutherland had his second runner-up finish of the year and remains stuck at one career win in 544 tournaments spread across the PGA, Champions and Web.com tours.
