Bill Loeffler birdied the first hole of a playoff with Steve Schneiter to win the 1991 Colorado Open on Sunday.
Loeffler, 34, an assistant pro at Beaver Creek, Colo., entered the final round four shots behind Schneiter, a club pro from Salt Lake City; Bruce Fleisher, who won last week's PGA New England Classic; and Jeff McMillian, a pro from Stillwater, Okla.But Loeffler fired a final-round 5-under 65 to catch Schneiter, who carded a 69. Both players finished at 7-under 273 after four trips over the 6,971-yard Hiwan Golf Club course
Schneiter had a one-shot lead going into the 18th hole, but his approach was short and he bogeyed the hole, forcing the playoff.
"I had control coming down the wire. I feel like I gave it away," Schneiter said. "But Bill deserves it. You shoot 65 out here on the final day, you should win it."
On the playoff hole, Schneiter hit his drive behind trees and was unable to reach the green with his approach. His soft pitch on his third shot also fell short, but it didn't matter when Loeffler knocked in a 15-foot putt.
Loeffler won $18,000 while Schneiter settled for $10,800.
Rick Cramer of Fort Collins, who shot a 67 Sunday, and Barry Conser of Scottsdale, Ariz., who had a par 70, both finished two shots back at 5-under 275. McMillian shot a 72 to finish fifth at 4-under.
Fleisher had trouble with the course's slick and tricky greens. He shot a 73 for a four-day total of 3-under 277.
In Chattanooga, Tenn., Dillard Pruitt, a six-year pro who had never finished higher than ninth on the PGA Tour, shot a 6-under-par 64 for a two-stroke victory in the PGA Tour's Chattanooga Classic on Sunday.
Pruitt finished at 20-under 260, tying the tournament record set last year by Peter Persons on the 6,641-yard Valleybrook course. Lance Ten Broeck closed with a 67 to finish second at 262.
Dave Rummells, who shot a 9-under 61 in the final round, tied for third with John Daly , Steve Lowery and Jim Gallagher Jr. at 264.
In New Rochelle, N.Y., Betsy King lost all of a five-shot lead, then rallied for a 2-over-par 73 and a one-stroke victory over Ayako Okamoto in the LPGA Big Apple Classic on Sunday.
King finished with a 5-under 279 total on the 6,109-yard Wykagyl course. Okamoto shot a 67 for a 280 total. Caroline Keggi and Elaine Crosby tied for third at 283.
In Aurora, Ill., Mike Hill shot a 5-under-par 67 for a two-stroke victory over Bob Charles in the Ameritech Senior Open on Sunday.
And in Bowling Green, Ky., Sean Pappas, who began the Hartland Classic with a round of 59 on Thursday, shot a 3-under-par 68 Sunday for a six-stroke victory in the T.C. Jordan Tour event.
Pappas, a 25-year-old native of South Africa, finished with a four-round total of 32-under 252 over the 6,350-yard Hartland course.