But Cabrera, who held a share of the lead heading into Sunday, responded with a sublime approach shot to the final green and a playoff was required.
Going into the afternoon session, they beat the tough Danish pair of Soren Hansen and Soren Kjeldsen 2 and 1, the victory sealed by a superb approach shot by McIlroy on the 17th and a five-foot par putt from McDowell.
Edfors, meanwhile, left it late to earn his win, holing a putt from 10 feet after a fine approach shot at the last to leave Buckle needing a birdie to take the tournament into a play-off.
George's last year, won on the second hole with a birdie after a remarkable approach shot from the bunker.
The left-hander hit brilliant eagles on 13 and 14 and came close to making it an unprecedented three in a row when a superb approach shot on 15 rolled just past the hole.
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But he took three shots from inside a radius of about 5 yards after his approach shot from a left fairway bunker stopped behind the hole.
Lee Westwood got off to a terrible start Thursday when his approach shot ended up at the bottom of such a slope on No. 1.
The highlight of his round was a stunning 207-yard approach shot on the 15th which landed four feet from the flag, giving him the chance to convert a simple eagle putt.
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Playing the 18th holes once again, Harrington was the only one of the three hopefuls to find the green in regulation in the play-off with Hamill putting his approach shot into a greenside bunker.
But Simpson missed the green with his approach while McDowell hit a superb shot to 15 feet.
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He made a potentially costly mistake by landing his approach shot on the sloping front side of the green.
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Whack a tee shot into the gorse or an approach into the sand and there's still a chance to recover.
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Even older "Ming" class designs from the 1970s are modernized, and have been quieted enough so they can approach a ship and get off one deadly shot.
His daughter made it so with a refusal to lose, even when she failed to cash in on her best shot of the day, an approach on the first extra hole that left her with a 6-foot putt to win.
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From that chancy lie, Mickelson flew his approach shot over the green and had to scramble for a bogey.
To me this seems like a long shot but Schawbel observes that many adults perceive such an approach as impressive, and you only need one person to say yes.
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Havret found sand off his tee shot and was forced to lay up short of the green with his second shot, but McIlroy also ended in a greenside bunker with his approach.
But his shot fell short and Biarritz continued their workmanlike approach to set up a drop-goal for centre Damien Traille.
Tiger Woods suffered a blow almost as cruel as Guan's on the 15th hole, when his perfectly judged approach shot hit the pin and bounced into the water.
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Then an approach shot on the 15th hole Friday deflected off the flag and into the water, which led to a drop.
To back up a little for context, Woods suffered one of the worst bits of luck in the tournament Friday when his first approach shot into 15, perfectly struck, hit the flagstick and bounded back into the green-fronting lake.
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