New Delhi, Oct. 12 -- PALM COAST, Fla. - Vaughn Taylor's next season looked different as soon as the putt dropped. A ten-foot birdie on the second playoff hole beat Alex Cejka at Constellation Furyk & Friends on Sunday, ending more than a decade without a victory and giving a player who had questioned his future a place to keep competing.

Taylor closed with a four-under 68 at the Ocean Course at Hammock Beach and finished regulation tied with Cejka at 17-under 199. Both made par on the first extra hole before Taylor won on their second return to the 18th. It was his first PGA Tour Champions title, earned in his 18th start since turning 50 in March.

The finish mattered beyond the trophy. The Associated Press report carried by ESPN said T...