1996: Mark Brooks victory in Sudden Death

Champion: Mark Brooks, Fort Worth, Texas
Site: Valhalla Golf Club, Louisville, Ky.
Date: Aug. 8-11
Purse: $2,400,000
Par: 36-36 - 72 (7,144 yards)
Field: 150 Cut at 145 (81 players advanced)

Mark Brooks, 35, capped a dramatic final round that included several players flirting with the lead by making two birdies within 20 minutes on the par 5, 540 yd 18th hole. He knocked home a five-foot birdie putt in regulation play and then beat Kentucky-born Kenny Perry for the 14th playoff in Championship history.

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