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Monday Leaderboard: Wild finish includes playoffs, slow play, rules questions, a whiff and a near-drowning

A wild LPGA playoff finish and a country-golf shot highlighted the best of the game from this week.

MaoSaigoofJapan(center)celebratedafterawildwinattheChevron…buteventhatjumpdidn’tgoasexpected.(AlexSlitz/GettyImages)AlexSlitzviaGettyImagesWelcometotheMondayLeaderboard,wherewerundowntheweekend’stopstoriesinthewonderfulworldofgolf.GrabanArnoldPalmer,pullupachairandbeholdoneofthewildestfinishestoamajorinyears… LPGA:They’regoingfive-wideintoaplayoff!AtthefirstmajoroftheLPGAseason,theChevronChampionshipsawtheMasters’wildplayofffinish…andraisedit.No,therewasn’taRoryMcIlroy-esquelegacy-definingwin,butthe72ndholeandtheone-holeplayofffeaturedstunningshots,maddeningslowplay,heartbreakmisfires,rulescontroversies…whatelsedoyouneed?Itwasseriouslyoneofthestrangestfinishestoatournament,muchlessamajor,that’sunfurledinquitesometime. StartwithAriyaJutanugarn,whoprobablycouldhavewrappedupthetournamentonthe18thwithapar.Butherteeshotwentwide,andsheoptedtofireatthegrandstandsas,basically,ah