US Ryder Cup player Kenny Perry survived a scare, winning at the third playoff hole to top Charley Hoffman for the title at the six million-dollar FBR Open.

Perry had a chance to win in regulation but bogeyed from a bunker at the 72nd hole for a 69 that saw him join Hoffman (67) on 14-under 270.

Perry salvaged the win with a 20-foot birdie putt at the third hole of sudden death, the par-four 17th.

"Those are the putts you think about when you're a kid - you're on the putting green saying, 'This is to win the Masters' or whatever, and I finally made one. It took me a long time to do it," Perry said.

Hoffman had found a bunker off the tee. He chipped up to the fringe and missed a 34-foot birdie attempt.

"Unfortunately, obviously, didn't get it done," said Hoffman, whose only PGA Tour victory came in the 2007 Bob Hope Classic.

"Kenny gave me a few opportunities, I gave him a few opportunities and he happened to close the door."

Both players had bogeyed the first playoff hole and parred the second.

"The playoff was ugly," Perry said. "We were hitting it everywhere, having to scramble from all over the place. But that was neat for me to make a putt - that's probably the first putt I've ever made to win."

Kevin Na finished third after a 68 for 271, just missing an eight-foot putt at the last that would have seen him join the playoff.

"I hit a good putt, just misread the green a little bit," said Na, who erased a six-shot deficit. "I putted awesome today. I made all the clutch putts I needed to. I'm disappointed, but I'm proud of myself."

Australian James Nitties and David Toms posted 68s to share fourth on 272.

Perry, 48, captured his 13th USPGA Tour title. Three of them came last year as he played his way onto the US Ryder Cup team that triumphed over Europe in September in his native Kentucky.

"To me, this is a place I always felt like I could win," said Perry, who was the overnight leader. "I always felt very comfortable on this golf course, and for whatever reason, I didn't putt well these last two days.

"But I hit it good enough to do well, and I thought it was going to be a special day."