Iggy Clavecilla blew a three-stroke lead on No. 17 but pounced on Francis Gaston’s blunder on the third playoff hole to annex a record fifth straight crown in the Philippine Senior Amateur Golf Championship on Friday at the Mt. Malarayat Golf and Country Club in Lipa City, Batangas.

Clavecilla looked headed for another easy win as he kept a three-shot lead over Gaston with two holes left. But Clavecilla made a double on the par-5 17th and Gaston rammed in a birdie for a three-shot swing that set the stage for the playoff.

Both bogeyed No. 18 after missing the green with Clavecilla, four shots ahead at the start of the final round, limping with a 77 and Gaston rallying with a 73 for identical 222s in the tournament organized by the National Golf Association of the Phils.

But disaster struck Gaston on their fourth stint on No. 18 as he hit a wrong ball on his approach to the par-4 hole.

It turned out Gaston, and his caddie, didn’t bother to check his ball after he drove into the rough and instead hit another ball from another flight, which teed off ahead of them.

Clavecilla holed out with a bogey and clinched the win after Gaston conceded the hole and the crown.

For a while, it had appeared to be another cruise for Clavecilla, who even padded his lead to five shots with a birdie on No. 12. But he sputtered coming home with two bogeys and a disastrous double bogey that enabled Gaston to draw level.

Gaston parred No. 15 to gain a stroke, birdied the next the two holes to catch Clavecilla at the helm.

Jose Mari Hechanova matched par 72 to finished third with a 226 while Dave Hernandez rebounded with a 74 to tie former champion Rolly Viray, who made a 78, of Cangolf at fourth with 229.