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Charley Hoffman celebrates after dropping a birdie putt in the playoff round to win the Bob Hope Classic.

With Hoffman waiting and watching, Rollins, in the last threesome with Justin Rose and Lucas Glover, missed a long try for eagle but made the short birdie putt to tie.

Rose, meanwhile, hit into a bunker off the tee on 18, then ran a long birdie try past the cup before sinking the par putt that left him at 16 under and a shot behind. The Englishman, tied with Glover at the top heading into the final 18 holes, was shaky on the greens and finished with a 76.

He thought the round should have been called because of the wind. He said the forecast had predicted 15-mph winds.

“But when it blows 40, it’s a whole different kettle of fish. It becomes survival more than anything,” Rose said after his finish left him still looking for his first tour win.

Jeff Quinney, whose ace on the 176-yard 17th put him at 15 under, finished with a 73 to tie for fourth with Heath Slocum (72). Glover had an 80 that dropped him into a tie for 13th.

Mickelson wasn’t discouraged despite his high score.

“The bright thing was that I drove the ball very well the last three days, and I was very pleased about it,” he said, alluding to his problems off the tee late last year.

“This isn’t really a barometer to see where your game is, so I won’t really know until next week.”

On the ninth green, Mickelson’s cap blew off, sailed off the green and rapidly tumbled end over end for some 20 yards down a bank, finally chased down by a photographer.

Weather for the tournament in the desert resort area usually is sunny and mild, but this year’s Hope had the start of play delayed by a half-hour to an hour two days because of frost on the courses, and Friday’s round was cold and wind-blown, with temperatures dipping into the 40s.

Divots: The relatively easy desert courses usually yield extremely low scores, but the conditions changed that. The Hope record total is 324 by Joe Durant in 2001. ... The 17-under winning total was least under par for the tournament since Steve Jones also won at 17 under in 1989.