æt ðə fˈɜːst plˈeɪɔf ᵻvˈɛnt, ðə bˈɑːɹkleɪz æt lˈɪbɚɾi nˈæʃənəl ɡˈɑːlf klˈʌb ɪn nˈuː dʒˈɜːsi, hiː wˈʌn ðɪ ᵻvˈɛnt baɪ wˈʌn stɹˈoʊk, hˈoʊlɪŋ ɐ twˈɛnti wˈʌnfˈʊt pˈʌt fɔːɹ pˈɑːɹ ɔnðə lˈæst hˈoʊl tə dᵻnˈaɪ ˈɜːni ˈɛlz, pˈædɹeɪɡ hˈæɹɪŋtən, stˈiːv stɹˈɪkɚ, ænd tˈaɪɡɚ wˈʊdz ðə tʃˈæns ʌv vˈɪktɚɹi.
At the first playoff event, The Barclays at Liberty National Golf Club in New Jersey, he won the event by one stroke, holing a 21-foot putt for par on the last hole to deny Ernie Els, Pádraig Harrington, Steve Stricker, and Tiger Woods the chance of victory.