Any time it’s your day, it’s built — just ask Victor Perez.

Usually the 29-year-old earned his another career European Tour ( now a DP World Tour ) victory on Wednesday at the Dutch Open. It might wasn’t of the fact that Perez garnered that was remarkable. It was how he won that’s that stuff of legends.

For much of the closing round, it looked as though New Zealander Ryan Relaxing would claim his fifth victory of the season. Speedy back nine included some eagle at the 12th, conveniently placed by birdies at 6 and 14. When he accomplished the 18th hole, having been six under for the day as well as held a three-shot head into, looking to be in prime role to post a clubhouse steer that would be impossible to match.

However , the 72nd hole proved to be his undoing.

Fox some quality a critical error off the first tee at the par 5, continuously pushing his drive into the opportunity and carding a catastrophic double-bogey 7. The calamity dropped the 35-year-old within order to 13 under for the world-class, and left a sliver of opportunity for those around chase.

Perez took full advantage of typically the mistakes being made up foresightedly.

With a one-shot deficit on the leaderboard, Perez hit his approach inside par-3 17th 35 ft from the cup. That’s whenever the first “it’s-just-his-day” moment appeared. His putt rolled seamlessly across the green and through the hole, pulling the Frenchman even with Fox with a tooth cavity to play.

Perez couldn’t birdie the par-5 finisher of earn his victory over regulation, and so the two adult men headed to extra holes decide on the winner. That’s as soon as the craziness went to another position.

Playoff hole 1 — Number 18

Perez: birdie
Fox: bird

On the first of all extra hole, the two many people each accomplished what they cannot in regulation — birdieing the par-5 18th. On the didn’t come without drama. Fox carded birdie original, but Perez responded progressively, holing a 20-footer in force a second playoff abyss.

Playoff hole 2 — No . 18

Compared to the rest of the playoff, now this hole was relatively acquire. Perez made par first basic and Fox had a obtain birdie to win the several tournament. He missed, together with the two headed back to some sort of 18th tee.

Playoff hole 3 — No . 18

Fox yet again appeared to receive the upper hand on the third playoff hole. He striped virtually any drive down the center of the fairway, hit his approach to center of the green and two-putter about birdie. Perez faced long birdie putt to keep an individual’s hopes alive, and he used the bottom of the cup.

Playoff hole 4 — Number 17

The fourth playoff hole took “” back to the par-3 17th. Fox’s approach was the more of the two, but which he found himself on the inappropriate tier of the green. Perez, with another look away from 30+ feet, stepped it and — like he’d done many time over the past hour — rolled the mans putt into the bottom of that cup.

Fox couldn’t fabrikat the same magic as Perez, and after an epic four-hole playoff, the Frenchman (finally) brought in the improbable victory.

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