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Cam Davis' 50-foot sand shot keys playoff victory in Rocket Mortgage Classic

DETROIT -- Cam Davis holed a 50-foot sand shot on the 71st hole of regulation and that propelled him into a five-hole playoff where he outlasted Troy Merritt and Joaquin Niemann to win the Rocket Mortgage Classic for his first PGA Tour victory.

"It's the only reason I'm sitting here now," Davis said at a news conference alongside the trophy. "To be honest, in my head there wasn't a thought of trying to hole it."

Davis ultimately won when Merritt missed a 6-foot par putt on the fifth playoff hole.

Davis missed putts to win on each of the playoff holes, but maintained his composure because he knew good shots set up putts he just missed.