Phil Mickelson has claimed his third green jacket at Augusta National Golf Club today. A flaweless round of 67 was enough to keep third round leader, Lee Westwood at bay. Mickelson, who has had a tough 12 months with both his wife and mother fighting breast cancer played with his trademark aggressive style for the duration of the tournament, this saw him finish the 2010 US Masters at 16 under par.
Mickelson's tournament was summed up by a stroke of brilliance on the 13th hole. In trouble, Mickelson's ball was sitting down in Augusta's famous pinestraw. Despite his caddies instructions to lay-up, Phil went for, and pulled off an amazing approach shot which sailed through a small gap between two trees and onto the green. From there on in the green jacket was destined to go to the left-hander. England's Lee Westwood, the tournament's third round leader, finished in outright second place, 3 shots behind eventual winner Mickelson.
American youngster Anthony Kim went on a late surge in an attempt to put some pressure on the leaders. However, despite a fantastic 7 under round, Kim left himself too much to do on the last day.
The man at which most of the focus was centred around leading into the tournament, Tiger Woods, managed a fourth place finish alongside Korean K.J. Choi. The two could not be split all tournament, both having 3 under final rounds to finish at 11 under after 72 holes.
Woods never recovered fully from a poor start whereby he posted three bogeys. Although the four time Masters champion rallied half-way through his round, inconsistencies off the tee and on the greens proved too much for Woods. His round imploded when a must make birdie put slid past the hole, a tap in par then turned into a bogey. Something which we rarely see from Woods.
Choi's final round was somewhat different to Woods' however. A blistering front nine saw the Korean play some amazing golf. Choi's purple patch saw him sail into contention. However he too could not keep pace with Mickelson who well and truly deserved his title. The American moves to fourth on the all-time list of Masters winners.
In what was overall a very dissappointing tournament for the Australian contingent involved, Novocastrian Nathan Green recorded an ace on the 16th hole of the Augusta layout. Green finished his first Masters tournament at 14 over par.
Mickelson's tournament was summed up by a stroke of brilliance on the 13th hole. In trouble, Mickelson's ball was sitting down in Augusta's famous pinestraw. Despite his caddies instructions to lay-up, Phil went for, and pulled off an amazing approach shot which sailed through a small gap between two trees and onto the green. From there on in the green jacket was destined to go to the left-hander. England's Lee Westwood, the tournament's third round leader, finished in outright second place, 3 shots behind eventual winner Mickelson.
American youngster Anthony Kim went on a late surge in an attempt to put some pressure on the leaders. However, despite a fantastic 7 under round, Kim left himself too much to do on the last day.
The man at which most of the focus was centred around leading into the tournament, Tiger Woods, managed a fourth place finish alongside Korean K.J. Choi. The two could not be split all tournament, both having 3 under final rounds to finish at 11 under after 72 holes.
Woods never recovered fully from a poor start whereby he posted three bogeys. Although the four time Masters champion rallied half-way through his round, inconsistencies off the tee and on the greens proved too much for Woods. His round imploded when a must make birdie put slid past the hole, a tap in par then turned into a bogey. Something which we rarely see from Woods.
Choi's final round was somewhat different to Woods' however. A blistering front nine saw the Korean play some amazing golf. Choi's purple patch saw him sail into contention. However he too could not keep pace with Mickelson who well and truly deserved his title. The American moves to fourth on the all-time list of Masters winners.
In what was overall a very dissappointing tournament for the Australian contingent involved, Novocastrian Nathan Green recorded an ace on the 16th hole of the Augusta layout. Green finished his first Masters tournament at 14 over par.
Leaderboard
1 Phil Mickelson (-16)
2 Lee Westwood (-13)
3 Anthony Kim (-12)
T4 Tiger Woods (-11)
K.J. Choi (-11)
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