Gary Woodland was surprised to see infant son Jaxson with wife Gabby late Sunday afternoon among the record-breaking crowd at the Phoenix Open.
"My wife kind of surprised me with him," Woodland said.
"I didn't think he was going to be there. I thought it would just be her.
"For her to bring him out, that was special and something I'll never forget."
Jaxson was born prematurely in June after a twin girl was lost in a miscarriage
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On Sunday at TPC Scottsdale, he was in his father's arms at the trophy celebration after a play-off victory.
"For him to be here, it's obviously a miracle," Woodland said.
"I'm just so excited to share this with him and my family. Hopefully, it's the start of something special."
Woodland beat Chez Reavie, who carded a final round 66, with a par on the first extra hole.
Aaron Baddeley was the best of the Australian contingent finishing 10 shots behind Woodland and Reavie for a tie of 26th, while Marc Leishman was a shot further back in joint 31st.
Woodland birdied three of the last four holes for a seven-under 64 - the best round of the day - to finish at 18 under.
Reavie made a 20-foot birdie putt on the par-four 18th to force the PGA Tour's fourth-straight playoff and the event's third overtime finish in a row.
In the playoff on 18, Woodland hit short of the green from the left fairway bunker and chipped to two feet to set up his third PGA Tour victory and first since 2013.
"It's been coming. We knew it the last month," Woodland said.
"And sure enough today it all clicked and I made some putts early, gave me some confidence and really hit the ball well coming down the stretch."
Sunday's crowd was estimated at 64,273 for a record week-long total of 719,179.
On Saturday, 216,818 jammed the grounds, the biggest turnout in golf history.
Ollie Schniederjans (65) and Brendan Steele (67) tied for third at 15 under.
Phil Mickelson, needing an eagle on 18 to tie Woodland, drove left into the church pew bunker and made double bogey.
The 47-year-old Hall of Famer tied for fifth at 14 under after a 69.
Third-round leader Rickie Fowler (73) and world No.2 Jon Rahm (72) were six strokes back at 12 under after starting the day in the final group.
"Just couldn't buy a putt," Fowler said.
