Yet when Goydos caught a 4-iron thin out of the fairway on the first hole of a sudden-death Playoff Sunday evening during the 3M Championship, his heart didn’t sink to his ankles.

Both players finished with a 6-under-par 66 in the final round to head to the playoff at 20 under for the championship, two ahead of Steve Stricker, Kevin Sutherland and Brandt Jobe.

Sunday’s finale — the second year in a row extra holes were needed — came only after players and fans were ushered off the course earlier in the day for 62 minutes with lightning in the area.

After leaving several makable putts short or burning the edges of the cup, Perry made another bogey at the par-3 13th before the weather horn sounded.

Needing an eagle on 18 to tie the leaders, Stricker took one club too many on approach and rocketed a shot well over the green, all but ending his chances at joining the playoff party.