* American left-hander claims first major title
* Edges out Oosthuizen at second extra hole
* Woods exits with worst Masters finish as a pro
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By Mark Lamport-Stokes
AUGUSTA, Georgia, April 8 (Reuters) – Bubba Watson conjured
a miraculous par from pine straw to become only the third
left-hander to win the Masters with an emotional playoff victory
over Louis Oosthuizen at Augusta National on Sunday.
The American clinched his first major title with a two-putt
par on the second extra hole, the par-four 10th, where South
African Oosthuizen bogeyed after ending up just short of the
green in two and failing to get up and down.
Both players had ended up well right off the tee, Oosthuizen
gaining a fortuitous bounce off a tree before playing his second
shot from the first cut of rough.
Although the long-hitting Watson ended up deep in the tree
line, he had an avenue to the green and struck a superb high
draw off the pine straw with a gap wedge for his ball to settle
10 feet from the pin.
After Oosthuizen had chipped up 15 feet past and narrowly
missed his par putt coming back, Watson had the luxury of two
putts for victory.
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