JOHANNESBURG — Germany’s Marcel Siem won the Dunhill Championship in a three-way playoff yesterday to clinch his maiden title on the European Tour.

The 23-year-old Siem holed a 10-foot birdie putt at the third extra hole to edge out French duo Raphael Jacquelin and Gregory Havret at Houghton Golf Club.

The trio took the tournament into a playoff after they completed the regulation 72 holes in 22-under-par 266.

Jacquelin and Havret carded final rounds of 67 while Siem fired a six-under-par 66.

Denmark’s Soren Hansen, who had led by a stroke overnight, surrendered his advantage by making just one birdie in his first 15 holes, his closing 69 leaving him in fourth at 21-under 267

Bogey-Free Triplett Pulls Into Tie at Top

At La Quinta, California, Kirk Triplett shot a 9-under 63, remaining bogey-free in the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic and tying Phil Mickelson for the lead at 26 under.

Triplett has 24 birdies, an eagle and 47 pars through 72 holes in the 90-hole tournament. Mickelson, making his 2004 debut, shot a 67 at Bermuda Dunes but still saw his two-shot lead evaporate. He won the Hope in 2002.

Kenny Perry, the 1995 champion, had consecutive eagles Saturday in his second 64 of the tournament and was one shot behind the co-leaders at 25-under 263.

Triplett who won the Reno-Tahoe Open last year for his second tour victory, holed a bunker shot for an eagle on No. 5 at Indian Wells Country Club, and made a twisting 20-foot birdie putt on No. 11 to highlight his fourth round.

John Daly had a rare double eagle on No. 2 at PGA West. Daly holed his second shot from 220 yards on the 514-yard par 5. He finished the round with a 72 and was 15 under.

Jay Haas, the 1988 champion and runner-up to Mike Weir a year ago, was two shots off the pace after a 67.

Perry gained four strokes to par with his consecutive eagles on the par-5 fifth and sixth holes at La Quinta Country Club.

He hit a 4-iron that stopped 12 feet past the hole on the 516-yard No. 5 and drilled the putt.

He hit another fine approach, a 3-iron from 229 yards on the 527-yard sixth hole. He curved the ball to the right and around a bunker, and the ball rolled within 8 feet. He sank that putt to pick up four shots in two holes and go to 24 under at that point.

Perry acknowledged the applause from the gallery with a wave, and shook his head, grinning.

Five others, including 2000 winner Jesper Parnevik at 266, were within four shots of the leaders.

Mickelson, making his 2004 debut and looking for his first win in 18 months, was somewhat inconsistent during his fourth round — ranging from a 40-foot birdie putt that he snaked into the hole to a drive into the water and a bogey on No. 10.