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Pierceson Coody proves tough yet again, wins 2nd career KFT title in Panama playoff

Pierceson Coody now has two victories in less than a calendar year on the Korn Ferry Tour.

They couldn’t be more different.

Last June, Coody was just three starts into his professional career after leading Texas to the NCAA Championship when he won the Live and Work in Maine Open comfortably, firing a second-round 62 and eventually winning by five.

Sunday’s triumph at the Panama Championship was a fight, with Coody 1 over through 54 holes on a punishing Panama Golf Club layout before orchestrating a closing 4-under 66 and then birdieing the first playoff hole against Sam Saunders and fellow U.