Baylor grad Luke List wins playoff for first PGA Tour victory

AP photo by Denis Poroy / Luke List hits his third shot on the 15th hole of the South Course during the third round of the Farmers Insurance Open on Saturday at Torrey Pines in San Diego. List beat Will Zalatoris on the first hole of a playoff to earn his first PGA Tour victory at age 37 and in his 206th career start on golf's top circuit. AP photo by Denis Poroy / Luke List hits his third shot on the 15th hole of the South Course during the third round of the Farmers Insurance Open on Saturday at Torrey Pines in San Diego. List beat Will Zalatoris on the first hole of a playoff to earn his first PGA Tour victory at age 37 and in his 206th career start on golf's top circuit.

By GREG BEACHAM / The Associated Press January 30, 2022 5 min read

SAN DIEGO – Luke List knew he had a long wait coming after he finished his impressive final round eight groups ahead of the other leaders Saturday at the Farmers Insurance Open.

So he fetched a cookie to occupy his 3-year-old daughter when he settled down to watch from the Torrey Pines dining room with his family.

Two hours later in the California gloaming, List secured an even better treat for little Ryann List.

“She’s been telling me for a long time, ‘Daddy, I want a trophy,'” List said. “And I finally got one.”

The 37-year-old Baylor School graduate earned his first PGA Tour victory with a birdie on the first playoff hole, holding off Will Zalatoris well after sunset to wrap up a victory on the South Course that hosted the U.S. Open last year and in 2008.