Matsuyana Wins Playoff at Phoenix Golf Open

Rickie Fowler hit two balls into the water on the par-4 17th hole to give Hideki Matsuyama an unexpected playoff victory Sunday in the Waste Management Phoenix Open.

Overcome by emotion thinking about his family, Fowler broke down in tears in the media center.

"The hard part is having all my friends and family and grandpa and my dad who haven't seen me win," Fowler said. "But I will be able to kind of hang with them tonight. I'll be all right."

He blew a two-shot lead on the 317-yard 17th in regulation when he blasted a driver through the green and into the water, with the ball traveling nearly 360 yards.

"I'm hitting a chip-cut driver," Fowler said. "Usually, don't expect it to hit on the downslope and then go 360."

Using a 3-wood in the playoff, he pulled his drive into the lake just short of the green.

"Hit it solid," Fowler said. "Just hit it a little high on the face and it just got up and left a little quicker than I was expecting and wanted."

Matsuyama birdied the hole in regulation to tie for the lead, chipping to 2 1/2 feet. In the playoff, he chipped to 6 feet and two-putted for the win after Fowler missed his 10-foot par putt.