Aaron Baddeley beats Si Woo Kim in Barbasol Championship play-off

Aaron Baddeley denied Si Woo Kim an incredible victory when he claimed the Barbasol Championship in a four-hole play-off.

Kim had looked like channelling his inner Henrik Stenson when he copied The Open champion by closing with an eight-under 63 at the RTJ Trail Grand National course in Alabama but a bogey at the last would eventually cost him a maiden victory.

Baddeley made a birdie at the 17th hole in regulation play and missed a putt to win it on the last, but the Australian would make up for that after more than an hour's extra play.

Both players parred the opening play-off hole, having gone back to the 18th tee, and they then contrived to miss short birdie putts the second time around, Baddeley's coming from within four feet with the title in his sights.

They parred the 17th to make it a fourth play-off hole, but that would prove to be the last as Kim missed the green with his approach and Baddeley holed a long putt to seal his fourth PGA Tour win.

Kim only made Friday's cut by two strokes but he played some stunning golf over the weekend to close 65-63.

The Korean made three birdies on his front nine, but then picked up three successive birdies from the 11th, added an eagle at the 16th and made another birdie at 17 to reach 19 under.

With a 61 in his sights, he found the rough on the closing hole and took three to get down from the front of the green, dropping his only shot of the day to leave the door ajar for his closest rivals.

Playing partner Michael Johnson had a chance to join him on 18 under but missed a 28-foot putt on the last hole, closing with a round of 65 for a huge payday on his professional debut.

Johnson, who played collegiate golf at nearby Auburn University and only graduated in May, had three birdies going out and another three on the back-nine in a flawless round of 65.

That left Kim to sweat on scores from the final group out on course - Baddeley and long-time leader Jhonattan Vegas.

Vegas looked to be on his way to a comfortable victory at the halfway stage after shooting 60 on Friday, but he was 12 shots worse in his third round and the hangover continued on Sunday afternoon.

He dropped four more shots on his front-nine, and even an eagle at the fifth and two birdies coming home meant him needing two more in the final two holes to force a play-off.

Vegas could not manage that, eventually dropping into a tie for fourth on 15 under, but Baddeley drew level with Kim when he put his approach to the 17th close and holed from inside six feet to move to four under for the day.

Baddeley set himself up with a chance to win the tournament in regulation holes but his couldn't convert his approach when he missed a 14-foot birdie putt on the 18th green.

However that would be forgotten an hour later as he won for the first time on the PGA Tour since 2011 when he came out on top in the Northern Trust Open.