Lefty showed heart

LOS ANGELES (AP)—The 18th hole at Riviera had given up only six birdies to 73 players in the final round of the Northern Trust Open. Bill Haas convinced himself there would be at least one more to force a playoff.

The surprise was how it ended.

Two holes after Phil Mickelson and Keegan Bradley poured in birdie putts to set up a three-man playoff, Haas won with a birdie on the 10th hole when all he was trying to do was make par.

It was just under 45 feet, all the way across the shallow putting surface, and it provided a stunning conclusion right when thousands of delirious fans— including Jerry West, the tournament’s executive director—thought it couldn’t get any better.