The Masters uses the sudden-death format for its playoff. The PGA Championship has a three-hole aggregate playoff format. The ...

A look at the playoff format for the 2026 edition of The Open Championship at famed Royal Birkdale.

Here's everything you need to know about what would happen at Royal Birkdale if the British Open ends in a tie and requires a ...

Royal Birkdale has hosted a playoff at The Open Championship once before. Here's what to know about The Open playoff rules.

Editor's note: Follow for the biggest updates and highlights from the final round at the 2026 U.S. Open. Sometimes 72 holes just isn't enough. Though the 2026 U.S. Open didn't go to a playoff, when ...

Sometimes, 72 holes at the U.S. Open championship just aren’t enough to crown a new major champion. It’s rare—a U.S. Open hasn’t needed a playoff since Tiger Woods took down Rocco Mediate in 19 extra ...

The U.S. Open has had 33 playoffs in 125 versions of the national championship but none since 2008. Golf fans will recall that was the famous Monday playoff between Tiger Woods and Rocco Mediate, one ...

The U.S. Open has never used its new playoff format since they were implemented in 2018. Here's what to know, including playoff rules and holes.