Senior British Open 2013: Day 4 Leaderboard Recap, Analysis and More

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Published: July 29, 2013

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American Mark Wiebe stunned Bernhard Langer in the fifth hole of a playoff at Royal Birkdale on Sunday night to win the 2013 Senior British Open. 

Play was suspended twice at Royal Birkdale on Sunday, as noted by Sky Sports Golf:



After both players made par on the first playoff hole, the tournament was halted due to darkness and reconvened on Monday morning for the first time in tournament history, as noted by Jason Sobel of the Golf Channel, who quipped about Langer's shirt:



It took five playoff holes before Langer made a bogey and Wiebe was able to sink his par putt, ending the tournament on Monday with a huge victory for the American.

Here's a look at the final leaderboard, followed by a closer look at the biggest stories from Day 4 at Royal Birkdale.

 

Final Leaderboard at the 2013 Senior Open Championship

POS PLAYER TO PAR 1 x-Mark Wiebe -9 2 Bernhard Langer -9 3 Corey Pavin -6 3 Peter Senior -6 3 David Frost -6 6 Peter Fowler -4 7 Sandy Lyle -3 8 Tom Pernice Jr -2 8 Jeff Hart -2 10 Gene Sauers -1 *Table via PGATour.com.

 

Wiebe Takes Advantage of Langer’s Mistakes



Weibe was able to capitalize on Langer’s mistake on the 72nd hole in regulation to force the playoff (double bogey), and the American continued to bide his time until the German star made another mistake on the fifth playoff hole.

After the wildest ending in his career, Wiebe spoke with PGATour.com to discuss the monumental win:

I'm a little tired, I'll tell you that. I try to play the playoffs like I was playing the tournament. I just got a few extra holes in. .... I have never been in a playoff in a major championship either so I was a first-timer. I just tried to play the golf course as good as I could.

The 55-year-old Wiebe has never been one ...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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