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Sep 22 2008, AP

A day after blowing a lead with a triple bogey on the final hole, Will MacKenzie birdied the par-5 18th three straight times Sunday to win the Viking Classic in a playoff for his second PGA Tour victory.

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Paul Stankowski watches his drive off the No. 18 tee during the second round of the Viking Classic, Mississippi’s only PGA Tour golf event, Friday, Sept. 19, 2008, in Madison, Miss. Stankowski was the early leader with a 65 for the day to go 10 under.