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December 11th 2015 - PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla.—As darkness was setting in on PGA Golf Club, Jeffrey Schmid parred the ninth playoff hole Friday to beat Adam Rainaud and win Event No. 4 of the PGA Tournament Series.
In what's believed to be the longest playoff in Series' history, Schmid hit a pitching wedge from 124 yards to 8 feet and two-putted for par after Rainaud's approach hit the edge of the green but trickled into the hazard. Both players had shot 68s to finish at 8-under 136.
"That was a lot of fun," said Schmid, a teaching pro at Gustin Golf Club in Columbia, Mo. "I've been working on staying in the moment and trying to dig it out as much as I could. I think I showed some grit."
Amazingly, this wasn't Schmid's first nine-hole playoff. He said he beat Gary Rusnak in another nine-hole extra session about 15 years ago when Rusnak hit his approach to 2 feet and Schmid holed his shot.
Friday's playoff had plenty of turns, beginning when Schmid bogeyed the 18th hole of the Wanamaker Course to force the extra session. Rainaud appeared to be in control on the second playoff hole when he was just off the par-5 green in two and Schmid faced a difficult shot over a bunker.
But Schmid hit a nice approach and drained the 20-foot birdie putt to keep the playoff going.
"That's where he won it," said Rainaud, a PGA Assistant Professional at Black Hall Club in Old Lime, Ct. "The odds were in my favor, but he had a really good up-and-down."
Rainaud, who played in his first PGA Championship this year, won the PGA Match Play Championship this spring. He has had three runner-up finishes in the PGA Tournament Series.
Four players tied for third place, a shot back: Peter Ballo (68) of Jupiter. Matt Dobyns (67) of Lake Success, N.Y., Jeff Sorenson (68) of Blaine, Minn., and Jeff Seltzer (70) of Grand Rapids, Mich.
The PGA Tournament Series is presented by Golf Advisor.
Friday's final-round scores from Event No. 4 of the PGA Tournament Series on the par-72 Wanamaker Course at PGA Golf Club in Port St. Lucie, Fla.:
| Place | Player | Score | Winnings |
| 1 | Jeffrey Schmid, Columbia, Mo. | 68-68-136 | $5,000.00 |
| 2 | Adam Rainaud, South Hadley, Mass. | 68-68-136 | $3,500.00 |
| T3 | Peter Ballo, Jupiter, Fla. | 69-68-137 | $2,218.75 |
| T3 | Matt Dobyns, Lake Success, N.Y. | 70-67-137 | $2,218.75 |
| T3 | Jeff Sorenson, Blaine, Minn. | 69-68-137 | $2,218.75 |
| T3 | John Seltzer, Grand Rapids, Mich. | 67-70-137 | $2,218.75 |
| T7 | Ben Engle, Indianapolis, Ind. | 71-67-138 | $1,375.00 |
| T7 | Anthony Aruta, Staten Island, N.Y. | 67-71-138 | $1,375.00 |
| 9 | Dwayne Randall, Clymer, N.Y. | 67-72-139 | $1,170.00 |
| 10 | Rick Schuller, Chester, Va. | 71-69-140 | $1,050.00 |
| T11 | Kirk Hanefeld, Acton, Mass. | 73-68-141 | $819.28 |
| T11 | Kent St. Charles, Mount Vernon, N.Y. | 73-68-141 | $819.28 |
| T11 | Tim Puetz, West Palm Beach, Fla. | 71-70-141 | $819.28 |
| T11 | Ed Kirby, Wakefield, R.I. | 71-70-141 | $819.28 |
| T11 | Bob Sowards, Dublin, Ohio | 71-70-141 | $819.28 |
| T11 | Derek Sanders, Destrehan, La. | 70-71-141 | $819.28 |
| T11 | Scott Berliner, Saratoga Springs, N.Y. | 66-75-141 | $819.28 |
| T18 | Yong Joo, Bristow, Va. | 73-69-142 | $617.50 |
| T18 | John Guyton, Rockville Centre, N.Y. | 72-70-142 | $617.50 |
| T18 | Jim Schuman, Scottsdale, Ariz. | 71-71-142 | $617.50 |
| T18 | Ashley Grier, Hagerstown, Md. | 69-73-142 | $617.50 |
| T22 | Omar Uresti, Austin, Texas | 73-70-143 | $487.14 |
| T22 | Jim Troy, Portage, Mich. | 73-70-143 | $487.14 |
| T22 | Andrew Shiflet, Asheboro, N.C. | 72-71-143 | $487.14 |
| T22 | Mark Mielke, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. | 72-71-143 | $487.14 |
| T22 | Ari Papadopoulos, Struthers, Ohio | 71-72-143 | $487.14 |
| T22 | Mike Furey, Summit Hill, Pa. | 70-73-143 | $487.14 |
| T22 | Blake Brookman, Seaford, Va. | 69-74-143 | $487.14 |
| T29 | Brian Norman, The Colony, Texas | 74-70-144 | $263.33 |
| T29 | Shaun Powers, Jupiter, Fla. | 70-74-144 | $263.33 |
| T29 | Michael Meisenzahl, Medford, N.J. | 67-77-144 | $263.33 |
| T32 | Ryan Kalista, Greenwich, Conn. | 74-71-145 |
| T32 | Rod Perry, Port Orange, Fla. | 76-69-14 | 5
| T32 | Michael Sweeney, Floral Park, N.Y. | 71-74-145 |
| T32 | John Connelly, Maumee, Ohio | 71-74-145 |
| T32 | Brett Melton, Washington, Ind. | 71-74-145 |
| T32 | Kyle Voska, Denver, Colo. | 70-75-145 |
| T32 | Adam Kolloff, Hoboken, N.J. | 70-75-145 |
| T39 | Charles Meola, Mamaroneck, N.Y. | 74-72-146 |
| T39 | Steve Parker, Houston, Texas | 73-73-146 |
| T39 | Mark Summerville, Jupiter, Fla. | 73-73-146 |
| T39 | Wyatt Worthington, Reynoldsburg, Ohio | 74-72-146 |
| T39 | Jeff Wells, Redondo Beach, Calif. | 73-73-146 |
| T39 | James Giampaolo, Torrington, Conn. | 70-76-146 |
| T45 | Mike Vance, Jackson, Tenn. | 73-74-147 |
| T45 | Shawn Warren, Cape Elizabeth, Maine | 75-72-147 |
| T45 | Dakun Chang, Long Grove, Ill. | 72-75-147 |
| T45 | Mark Brown, Glen Head, N.Y. | 77-70-147 |
| T45 | Daniel Urban, Howell, Mich. | 68-79-147 |
| T50 | Eric Smith, Plano, Texas | 75-73-148 |
| T50 | Carl Cooper, Humble, Texas | 72-76-148 |
| T50 | Corey McAlarney, Forest City, Pa. | 73-75-148 |
| T50 | Danny Kish, Melbourne, Fla. | 75-73-148 |
| T50 | Daniel Augustine, Castle Pines, Colo. | 71-77-148 |
| T50 | Frank Dully, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. | 68-80-148 |
| T56 | Mark Anderson, St. Simons Island, Ga. | 74-75-149 |
| T56 | Gregory McClimans, Clearwater, Fla. | 74-75-149 |
| T56 | Pete Catanzaro, Stamford, Conn. | 74-75-149 |
| T56 | Adam Larkin, North Bellmore, N.Y. | 74-75-149 |
| T56 | Kyle Higgins, Massapequa, N.Y. | 71-78-149 |
| T56 | Chip Johnson, Hingham, Mass. | 78-71-149 |
| T62 | Danny Lewis, Morrow, Ohio | 73-77-150 |
| T62 | Rich Berberian, Derry, N.H. | 75-75-150 |
| T62 | Nick Frontero, Oviedo, Fla. | 77-73-150 |
| T62 | Rob Corcoran, Melbourne, Fla. | 78-72-150 |
| T66 | Brandon Myers, Danube, Minn. | 76-75-151 |
| T66 | Richard Kelly, Oceanside, N.Y. | 77-74-151 |
| T66 | Sam Kang, Florham Park, N.J. | 79-72-151 |
| T66 | Matthew Sheperd, Nantucket, Mass. | 80-71-151 |
| T70 | Matt Arvanitis, Hooksett, N.H. | 75-77-152 |
| T70 | Mike Argentine, Yonkers, N.Y. | 76-76-152 |
| T70 | Peter Kampmann, Riverside, Conn. | 76-76-152 |
| T70 | Eric Wohlfield, Brighton, Mich. | 71-81-152 |
| T74 | Bill Harvey, Albuquerque, N.M. | 74-79-153 |
| T74 | Mike Larkin, Harrison, N.Y. | 74-79-153 |
| T74 | Patrick McCarthy, Huntington, N.Y. | 75-78-153 |
| T74 | Fred Blumenstock, Boonton, N.J. | 75-78-153 |
| T74 | Jason Martin, Wheeling, W. Va. | 78-75-153 |
| T74 | Tim Katanski, Ann Arbor, Mich. | 78-75-153 |
| T74 | Scott Schulte, Harrison Township, Mich. | 79-74-153 |
| T74 | Kirk Stauffer, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. | 80-73-153 |
| T82 | Michael Adkins, West Palm Beach, Fla. | 75-80-155 |
| T82 | Matthew McAdow, Woodmere, N.Y. | 77-78-155 |
| T84 | Joshua Fritz, Port St. Lucie, Fla. | 77-80-157 |
| T84 | Mark Faulkner, Marion, Ill. | 81-76-157 |
| T86 | Kyle Bilodeau, West Hartford, Conn. | 79-79-158 |
| T86 | Mike Demakos, Port St. Lucie, Fla. | 81-77-158 |
| T88 | Austin Rentz, Myakka City, Fla. | 76-83-159 |
| T88 | Austin Gaugert, Lake Geneva, Wis. | 79-80-159 |
| T90 | Brian Herring, Boca Raton, Fla. | 77-83-160 |
| T90 | Ryan McClintock, Bettendorf, Iowa | 84-76-160 |
| 92 | Tony Emma, Las Vegas, Nev. | 84-78-162 |
| 93 | Nick Miller, Williston Park, N.Y. | 82-81-163 |
| 94 | Matthew Hurd, Manhasset, N.Y. | 85-80-165 |
| 95 | Justin Roberto, Williamsburg, Va. | 88-82-170 |
| 96 | Tyler Lower, Norwalk, Conn. | 86-85-171 |
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