Jordan Spieth hit a 56-foot shot from a greenside bunker to 7 inches and beat Patrick Cantlay with the tap-in par putt on the first hole of a playoff Sunday in the RBC Heritage.
Playing four groups ahead of Cantlay, Spieth birdied Harbour Town's par-4 18th lighthouse hole in regulation, holing a 10-footer for a 5-under 66 and 13-under 271 total. Cantlay parred the 18th in regulation for a 68.
When Spieth finished, he was a stroke behind Shane Lowry. But Lowry's chip on the par-3 14th raced across the green and into the water, leading to double bogey. He finished a stroke back after a 69.
In the playoff, Cantlay also hit into the front bunker, with his lie looking like a fried egg. He blasted 35 feet past the cup and missed the par putt.
Three strokes behind Harold Varner III entering the round, Spieth eagled both front-nine par 5s to get into the mix.
Spieth won his 13th PGA TOUR title and second straight on Easter Sunday after taking the Valero Texas Open a year ago to end a four-year drought.
Next Easter Sunday? The final round of the Masters.
“That's good vibes,” said Spieth.
Cam Davis (63) also was a stroke back with Varner (70), J.T. Poston (64), Cameron Young (66), Sepp Straka (68), Matt Kuchar (68).
Spieth has won from the bunker before. He beat Daniel Berger with greenside bunker shot on first extra hole at the 2017 Travelers Championship.
Photos From the 2022 RBC Heritage
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HILTON HEAD ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA - APRIL 17: Jordan Spieth celebrates with son Sammy Spieth and wife Annie Verret after winning the RBC Heritage in a playoff at Harbor Town Golf Links on April 17, 2022 in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
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HILTON HEAD ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA - APRIL 17: Jordan Spieth poses with the trophy after winning the RBC Heritage in a playoff at Harbor Town Golf Links on April 17, 2022 in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)
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HILTON HEAD ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA - APRIL 17: Jordan Spieth speaks to the crowd after winning the RBC Heritage in a playoff at Harbor Town Golf Links on April 17, 2022 in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)
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HILTON HEAD ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA - APRIL 17: Jordan Spieth is awarded the trophy after winning the RBC Heritage in a playoff at Harbor Town Golf Links on April 17, 2022 in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)
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HILTON HEAD ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA - APRIL 17: Jordan Spieth is awarded a plaid jacket after winning the RBC Heritage in a playoff at Harbor Town Golf Links on April 17, 2022 in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)
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HILTON HEAD ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA - APRIL 17: Jordan Spieth and caddie Michael Greller pose with the trophy after winning the RBC Heritage in a playoff at Harbor Town Golf Links on April 17, 2022 in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
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HILTON HEAD ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA - APRIL 17: Jordan Spieth poses with the trophy with wife Annie Verret and son Sammy Spieth after winning the RBC Heritage in a playoff at Harbor Town Golf Links on April 17, 2022 in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)
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HILTON HEAD ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA - APRIL 17: Jordan Spieth and caddie Michael Greller pose with the trophy with their families after winning the RBC Heritage in a playoff at Harbor Town Golf Links on April 17, 2022 in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)
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HILTON HEAD ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA - APRIL 17: Jordan Spieth and wife Annie Verret celebrate with son Sammy on the 18th green after Spieth beat Patrick Cantlay in a playoff to win the RBC Heritage at Harbor Town Golf Links on April 17, 2022 in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)
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HILTON HEAD ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA - APRIL 17: Michael Greller, caddie for Jordan Spieth, celebrates with his family on the 18th green after Spieth beat Patrick Cantlay in a playoff during the final round of the RBC Heritage at Harbor Town Golf Links on April 17, 2022 in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)
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HILTON HEAD ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA - APRIL 17: Jordan Spieth and caddie Michael Greller celebrate on the 18th green after defeating Patrick Cantlay in a playoff to win the RBC Heritage at Harbor Town Golf Links on April 17, 2022 in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)
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HILTON HEAD ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA - APRIL 17: Jordan Spieth (L) and Patrick Cantlay shake hands on the 18th green after Spieth defeated Cantlay in a playoff to win the RBC Heritage at Harbor Town Golf Links on April 17, 2022 in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)
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HILTON HEAD ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA - APRIL 17: Jordan Spieth looks on from the 18th green in a playoff during the final round of the RBC Heritage at Harbor Town Golf Links on April 17, 2022 in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)
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HILTON HEAD ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA - APRIL 17: Jordan Spieth follows his shot from the bunker on the 18th hole in a playoff during the final round of the RBC Heritage at Harbor Town Golf Links on April 17, 2022 in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)
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HILTON HEAD ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA - APRIL 17: Jordan Spieth follows his shot from the bunker on the 18th hole in a playoff during the final round of the RBC Heritage at Harbor Town Golf Links on April 17, 2022 in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)
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HILTON HEAD ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA - APRIL 17: Jordan Spieth plays his shot from the bunker on the 18th green in a playoff during the final round of the RBC Heritage at Harbor Town Golf Links on April 17, 2022 in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)
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HILTON HEAD ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA - APRIL 17: Patrick Cantlay (L) and Jordan Spieth walk across the 18th hole in a playoff during the final round of the RBC Heritage at Harbor Town Golf Links on April 17, 2022 in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
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HILTON HEAD ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA - APRIL 17: Jordan Spieth reacts after making birdie on the 18th green during the final round of the RBC Heritage at Harbor Town Golf Links on April 17, 2022 in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)
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HILTON HEAD ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA - APRIL 17: Jordan Spieth plays his shot on the 11th hole during the final round of the RBC Heritage at Harbor Town Golf Links on April 17, 2022 in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)
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HILTON HEAD ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA - APRIL 17: Jordan Spieth reacts after making birdie on the eighth green during the final round of the RBC Heritage at Harbor Town Golf Links on April 17, 2022 in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)
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HILTON HEAD ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA - APRIL 17: Jordan Spieth lines up a putt on the eighth green during the final round of the RBC Heritage at Harbor Town Golf Links on April 17, 2022 in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)
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HILTON HEAD ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA - APRIL 16: Jordan Spieth plays his shot from the 18th tee during the third round of the RBC Heritage at Harbor Town Golf Links on April 16, 2022 in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)
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HILTON HEAD ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA - APRIL 16: Jordan Spieth plays his shot on the ninth hole during the third round of the RBC Heritage at Harbor Town Golf Links on April 16, 2022 in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)
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HILTON HEAD ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA - APRIL 16: Jordan Spieth plays his shot from the eighth tee during the third round of the RBC Heritage at Harbor Town Golf Links on April 16, 2022 in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)
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HILTON HEAD ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA - APRIL 15: Jordan Spieth reacts after making birdie on the 13th green during the second round of the RBC Heritage at Harbor Town Golf Links on April 15, 2022 in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)
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HILTON HEAD ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA - APRIL 15: Jordan Spieth and caddie Michael Greller fist bump on the 12th hole during the second round of the RBC Heritage at Harbor Town Golf Links on April 15, 2022 in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)
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HILTON HEAD ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA - APRIL 14: Jordan Spieth putts on the 11th green during the first round of the RBC Heritage at Harbor Town Golf Links on April 14, 2022 in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
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HILTON HEAD ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA - APRIL 14: Jordan Spieth plays his shot on the 11th hole during the first round of the RBC Heritage at Harbor Town Golf Links on April 14, 2022 in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
Others besides Cantlay, who missed a 15-footer for birdie on his 72nd hole, had a chance to catch Spieth. Straka tied Spieth at 13 under with a birdie on the 17th, then bogeyed the final hole after his approach found some gnarly long grass in front of the green. Varner had birdie chances on each of his last four holes, yet could not convert any of them.
Spieth took off with the early eagles. On the second hole, he holed out from a greenside bunker. On the fifth hole, he reached the green in two and rolled in a 24-footer as the gallery erupted in cheers.
Spieth reached 13 under with a birdie on the eighth before falling back to 11 under with bogeys on the ninth and 11th. He moved into striking position with a birdie on the 13th, then struck his approach to the drama-filled lighthouse hole to 10 feet and posted at 13 under.