Hunter Mahan wins Travelers in playoff.

From: Connecticut Post (Bridgeport, CT) | Date: June 25, 2007 | Copyright information

Byline: Lou Pintek

Jun. 25--CROMWELL -- Seventy-two holes weren't enough to decide the inaugural Travelers Championship Sunday, but the new title sponsor of the PGA Tour's Hartford stop had to feel it was worth the wait.

Two non-winners with decidedly diverse interests waged a shotmaker's duel straight out of "The Adventures of Robin Hood." Hunter Mahan launched the final salvo on the first hole of a sudden death playoff with Jay Williamson at the TPC at Rive...

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