Molder edges Baird in play-off

Bryce Molder won the Frys.com Open after edging out Briny Baird in the longest play-off of the year on the PGA Tour in California.

Molder outlasted Baird to finally prevail on the sixth extra hole with a birdie on the par-four 18th at CordeValle for the first victory of his career.

Defeat will have been especially galling for Baird who started today with a two-shot lead and although that had been cut in half at the midway point of the final round, he was still in pole position to win his first PGA Tour event.

The American has not won in more than 12 years on the PGA Tour circuit but has made more money than any player without a victory with just over US dollars 11.9 million (£7.65million) in career earnings.

Bud Cauley was third with a five-under-par 66 and 15-under-par 269 overall while Ernie Els and Shane Bertsch were a further shot back.

England’s Paul Casey started today in a tie for second with Els but a poor round of 71, including three bogeys and a double bogey, saw him finish joint seventh.

Tiger Woods finished in a tie for 30th after his third successive round of 68 and he was also the target for a spectator who threw a hot dog at the American.