After the three-hole aggregate playoff Competition ( holes 16–18 ) ended Process_end with Kisner and Fowler still tied Connect , they returned Motion to the 17th for sudden-death .

Ernie Els won his first Claret Jug and third major title in a playoff Competition over Stuart Appleby , Steve Elkington , and ultimately in a sudden-death playoff Competition over Thomas Levet .

Bubba Watson won the year 's first major championship on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff Competition , defeating Conquering Louis Oosthuizen .