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The British Open has been decided in a playoff 21 times before, most recently in 2015. The Open playoff format is typically a four-hole aggregate, but Royal Portrush uses a three-hole playoff format.

With Scottie Scheffler holding a four-shot lead at the start of the final round of the British Open, brushing up on how the R&A conducts a playoff in the event of a tie after 72 holes might not seem ...

The U.S. Open uses a two-hole aggregate playoff to determine its champion. In this format, if two or more players are tied after 72 holes of regulation, they will compete over two additional holes ...

The U.S. Open has had 33 playoffs in 124 versions of the national championship but none since 2008. Golf fans will recall that was the famous Monday playoff between Tiger Woods and Rocco Mediate, one ...

The 2025 U.S. Open is giving us everything we want out of a major: a ton of competitors, fighting to win despite not being able to stay under par at Oakmont, which features a ton of challenges this ...

The US Open playoff is a two-hole aggregate on the 17th and 18th holes. If needed, players then advance to sudden death starting on the 15th hole. The US Open used a full 18-hole round as its playoff ...

The 2025 U.S. Open always felt like it could go to a playoff at Oakmont. It's been an absolute grind on the brutally difficult course throughout U.S. Open week. One result of that has been players ...

When the final round of the 2025 U.S. Open began at Oakmont on Sunday, it looked like there was less than a handful of players who could realistically lift the trophy on Sunday evening. By the time ...

The U.S. Open switched years ago to a two-hole aggregate playoff format but has yet to use it. A two-hole aggregate playoff at Oakmont would comprise the 17th and 18th holes. / Erick W. Rasco/Sports ...

The U.S. Open uses a two-hole aggregate playoff to determine its champion. In this format, if two or more players are tied after 72 holes of regulation, they will compete over two additional holes ...

The U.S. Open has not seen a playoff since Tiger Woods defeated Rocco Mediate in 2008. Back then, the big cat and a 45-year-old Mediate played 91 holes to decide the fate of the trophy. Their scores ...