Phil Mickelson won his 2nd WGC-HSBC Championship in three years on Sunday afternoon to hold off the likes of Els, McIlroy and Moore.
Woods had a dismal start to the day and came in with three-over (39) and finished with a (72) for the day. Tiger was out of the race early on Sunday and never looked poised to make some ground on Mickelson. He had a good back nine and made 3-straight-birdies to get four strokes back, but that didn’t stop Mickelson growing his lead.
Ernie Els was the surprise of the day and made birdie’s early on Sunday to really make his presence felt. Els made an eagle and racked in some birdie’s to play the round of the day (63). His second shot to the par- five-18th really lost it for him as he saw his ball disappear in the green side water hazard. With this lack of concentration, he made a bogey and lost his 1 shot lead that left Mickelson with the easy task to make a par on the last to win.
Rory McIlroy was also one of the big surprises of the day as he started the front nine with a five-under (31) and went out with a (32) to card a round of eight-under par (63). The Irishman was really exciting and just gave the golf world another reason to be excited about his future on the PGA tour.
Mickelson played a three-under (69) to hold off the field and really deserved the win. He had some tense moments on the last 3 holes. He holed out a big putt on the 16th to save par after an errant pitch. Phil made a big birdie on the 17th to make proceedings easier for him on the last.
“To finish the year with this win feels wonderful,” said Mickelson, who won his first WGC event at the CA-Championship earlier this year.
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