Perry beats Hoffman in FBR Open playoff

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- After the first two playoff holes, neither Kenny Perry nor Charley Hoffman looked capable of winning the FBR Open.

They were 1 over, and it looked as if they might have to play until dark.

"The playoff was ugly," Perry said. "We were hitting it everywhere, having to scramble from all over the place."

Perry finally finished off Hoffman, making a 22-foot birdie putt on the third extra hole Sunday at TPC Scottsdale.

Perry closed with a 2-under 69 to match Hoffman (67) at 14-under 270. It was the 13th PGA Tour victory for Perry, the 48-year-old from Kentucky who won three times last year.

Perry blew a chance to win in regulation, bogeying the final hole.

In the playoff, Perry and Hoffman bogeyed and parred the first two extra holes. Perry then rolled in the long putt on the 332-yard, par-4 17th to end the second straight playoff in the event.