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2010.04.11 13:25

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Mickelson wins Masters






AUGUSTA, Ga. -- Phil Mickelson kept yanking balls into the trees, and even had an unexpected brush with a pollen pod on the green.When Lefty was done, he had a third green jacket after an incredibly trying year -- and a hug from his wife that never felt better.

Already a fan favorite and now the sentimental pick with his wife, Amy, and mother battling breast cancer, Mickelson rolled in a 15-foot birdie putt at the signature 12th hole -- the heart of Amen Corner -- then managed a stunning shot off the pine straw and around a tree to set up another birdie at the next hole.

Mickelson capped it off in style, rolling in another birdie at the 18th for a 5-under 67 that gave him a three-stroke win over 54-hole leader Lee Westwood, his playing partner in the final group and a guy who's getting far too used to coming up just short in the majors."To win this tournament, it's the most amazing feeling," Mickelson said from Butler Cabin.

"This has been a special day. I'll look back on this day as very memorable, something I'll always cherish."Westwood was third in the last two, the British Open and PGA Championship, and now he's got a runner-up finish. But that first major title will have to wait."Phil, being the champ he is, just hit some great shots down the stretch," Westwood said. "He's been through hard times recently.

He deserves a break or two."Hard-charging Anthony Kim finished with a 7-under 65 that sent him to the clubhouse clinging to hope Mickelson would falter, but Lefty wasn't going to throw this lead away. Not after all his family went through -- a striking contrast to the storyline coming into this year's Masters: the downfall of Tiger Woods after revelations that he had cheated on his wife with numerous mistresses.

Elin Woods never showed at Augusta National, but Amy Mickelson was there, standing behind the green as her husband walked up to finish off the fourth major title of his career.Woods was among the contenders who faded away, struggling all day with a shaky swing off the tee and never made a serious push for the lead. He finished with a 3-under 69 and 11-under 277, tied with K.J. Choi for fourth."That's not what I wanted," said Woods, playing for the first time in five months since a sex scandal severely damaged his reputation.

"I wanted to win this tournament. As the week went along, I kept hitting the ball worse. It was not very good."His big highlight was holing out from the seventh fairway for an eagle, and he had another eagle at the 15th, but an inexplicable three-putt bogey from about 6 feet at the 14th doomed his chances. He was four strokes behind Mickelson."I only enter events to win," Woods said. "I didn't hit the ball good enough and made too many mistakes around the green. As a result, I'm not there.

"Woods wasn't the only one to feel Augusta's bite. Fifty-year-old Fred Couples dumped a shot in the water at the 12th, leading to a double-bogey that stifled his bid to become golf's oldest major champion. Choi looked steadier than anyone until two straight bogeys knocked him from a share of the lead to four shots behind.

Kim started the day seven shots behind before surging up the board, climbing within a shot of the lead with an eagle at 15 and a birdie at 16. After closing with two pars, all he could do was watch Mickelson finish out his round in the last group of the day.

Choi was trying to give South Korea its second straight major championship. He was 4 under through 12 drama-free holes, pulling into a tie for the lead with Mickelson and looking poised to emulate Y.E. Yang, who rallied to beat Woods on the final day at last year's PGA Championship.But Choi, after another perfect tee shot at 13, pulled his approach into a bunker left of the green and wound up taking bogey at a hole that most golfers count on to produce at least a birdie.

Still rattled by that miscue, Choi bogeyed the next hole as well, allowing Mickelson to pull away.Westwood started the final round with a one-stroke lead over Mickelson, but a three-putt bogey at No. 9 sent Lefty around the turn with his first outright lead of the tournament.

The Englishman lost another crucial stroke to his playing partner when he missed a 4-foot birdie attempt at the 15th, after watching Mickelson tap in for his.Kim was the hottest golfer on the course, rolling in back-to-back birdies at 13 and 14 before the eagle at 15th. When he knocked his ball over the water and rolled in another putt at 16, the place was rockin'. But he couldn't keep it going on the tough finishing holes, settling for pars that left him at 12-under 276 and gave Mickelson a bit of a comfort zone.

Couples finished with a 70 for a 279 total, quite a performance by the Champion Tour regular who wears tennis shoes with no socks to help him cope with back pain."I finished well and I had a great week," Couples said. "It was a lot of fun."Nick Watney matched Kim with a 65 to finish at 280.



Text and Photo from Internet,Webpage by Kyu Hwang, April 12,2010


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