UPDATE 1-Golf-Matteson wins Arizona Open in three-way playoff
* Matteson seals victory on second extra hole
* Tour rookies Fowler and Lovemark tie for second
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PHOENIX, Oct 25 (Reuters) - Troy Matteson won his second PGA Tour title in a three-way playoff for the Arizona Open on Sunday after shrugging off a faltering finish to the final round.
Having bogeyed the last two holes for a closing two-under-par 68, the American sealed victory after a spectacular six-iron approach to two feet at the second extra hole at Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale.
The 29-year-old calmly knocked in the birdie putt to trump the pars recorded there by compatriots Rickie Fowler and Jamie Lovemark, who also finished the 72 regulation holes on 18-under 262.
PGA Tour rookies Fowler and Lovemark had each signed off with a 64, Lovemark coming from four shots behind overnight with a sizzling run of five birdies in the last eight holes.
All three parred the first extra hole, Lovemark flirting with danger when he pushed his approach into water guarding the green before his ball remarkably hopped out on to dry land.
"It's unbelievable because you just don't think it's coming sometimes," a smiling Matteson said of his win in a greenside interview after punching his right fist skywards in celebration. Continued...
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