The territory’s top two golfers took their battle for the crystal jug all the way to an extra hole Sunday at Mountain View Golf Club.

Back on the first hole after putted away his lead on the 18th, Phil Mullin regrouped to beat friend and rival Dan King by two strokes.

King sliced his drive into the woods, spelling curtains to his chance at his first club championship. He would finish with a double bogey on the par-four hole.

The two shot identical rounds of 76 and 82 during the two-day event.

The annual tournament sees club members square off for the prestigious crystal trophy.

Mullin, 30, is no stranger to winning games at Mountain View, with six Yukon championships to his name, and now five club titles.

“It was special,” Mullin said of the playoff victory. “It was a little bit surprising too, because we hadn’t been playing very well that day.”

In fact, Mullin and King, who played Sunday’s round with Ian Wintemute, each thought the eventual champion would emerge from the foursome in front of them.

“Phil got lucky,” joked King, who recently served as the Yukon captain in the Canadian Men’s Amateur Championship held in Winnipeg, Man.

“He hit his straight down the middle, and I put my drive in the bush, and so that was basically it,” the 31-year-old said.

“I was just happy to get into the playoffs, because on the 18th hole, I was two shots down and birdied just to tie.

“If anyone was going to win, I’m glad that Phil did instead of me. We’ve known each other since we were little kids and we’ve always been good friends.”

Both golfers admitted they weren’t at their best Sunday.

Mullin said scoring an eagle on the par-five 10th hole helped turn his game around.

“After the front nine, we were all pretty disappointed with how things were going,” Mullin said.

King was up by three strokes on his group heading into the back nine, when both Mullin and Wintemute scored eagles to King’s par.

“Just like that, our mood started to change,” Mullin said. “All of a sudden, wow. I’m only one shot behind Dan now.”

Eventually, Mullin entered hole 18 up two on King, but a bogey to King’s birdie set up the one-hole playoff.

Wintemute finished with scores of 78 and 82 over his two rounds.

Mullin had shot a seven on the first hole earlier in the day, staking King to an early four-shot lead.

Assistant pro Graham Frey told the Star the club championship is based on handicap, with players grouped together by personal scores.

“You’re club champion could come from anywhere,” he explained.

“The overall low score is your club champion. It’s the best gross score, not net.”

Members pay to play and the top players in each flight were rewarded with prizes, including equipment straight out of the pro shop.

Frey, the event’s organizer, said having a club championship go all the way to a playoff is special.

“It is rare to play 36 holes of stroke play and be deadlocked after that,” he said.

The two-shot swing on the final hole delighted the crowd on hand, with many of the spectators following the two finalists as they played their playoff hole.

The club will host its closing scramble Sept. 20. The event is open to the public.