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Phil Mickelson Wins 2010 Masters @ Augusta
Sunday, April 11th, 2010 | Golf, Sports, The Masters, Tiger Woods | No Comments
Phil Mickelson shot a sparkling 5-under par 67 to finish at 16-under par for the tournament, 3 shots ahead of Lee Westwood (13-under par). It was Mickelson’s 3rd Masters Championship. It was a special win for Mickelson and his family, who have been dealing with breast cancer diagnoses for both his wife and his mom within the last year. Cancer treatment prevented his wife from walking the course with him this week/weekend, but she was there to great him with a hug and embrace at the end of the round. Mickelson overcame some recent demons at Augusta and played a near-perfect round while others – including Tiger Woods – faltered around him. Mickelson had this to say about being able to wear his 3rd Green Jacket — “I wasn’t sure if she was going to be there. We’ve been through a lot this year. It means a lot to share some joy together. It’s been such an incredible week, an emotional week. And to cap it off with a victory is something I can’t put into words… It’s something we’ll share for the rest of our lives.”
Anthony Kim shot a day-best 7-under par to finish in sole possession of 3rd place at 12-under par. Nick Watney also matched that 7-under score for the day, but he finished at 8-under for the tournament. Tiger Woods finished in a tie for 4th place with his week-long playing partner K.J. Choi who also finished at 11-under par. Woods shot 3-under for the day, but his 5 bogeys cost him a chance to stay closer to Mickelson and Westwood throughout the day.
The folks at the Masters and CBS couldn’t have asked for anything more for this year’s championship. Unbelievable storylines and an unbelievable finish.
Team USA Wins 37th Ryder Cup
Monday, September 29th, 2008 | Sports | No Comments
Team USA defeated Team Europe 16 1/2 to 11 1/2 in the 37th Annual Ryder Cup played at the Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Kentucky from September 16th through September 21st. Led by 6 rookies playing in their 1st ever Ryder Cup, the young underdogs upset Team Europe with consistent and spectacular play all weekend long. During the Friday sessions, Team USA built an early lead by winning 4 matches, halving 3 others and losing only 1. Team USA gave some back on Saturday, winning only 2 matches, losing 3 matches and halving the other 3 matches. Team USA came out firing on Sunday as Anthony Kim set the tone with a decisive 5 & 4 win over Team Europe leader Sergia Garcia. Despite losses by Ryder Cup veterans Phil Mickelson and Justin Leonard, Hunter Mahan halved with Paul Casey and each of Kenny Perry, Boo Weekley, J.B. Holmes and Jim Furyk recorded victories over their European counterparts to set the stage for the Team USA victory. Ben Curtis and Chad Campbell closed out the final 2 matches of the Ryder Cup with Team USA victory to bring the Cup back to the United States for the 1st time in 9 years. Hunter Mahan didn’t lose a match during the Ryder Cup, pacing Team USA with 3.5 points. 6 other Team USA players recorded 2.5 points over the course of the weekend to lead the attack – Kenny Perry, Jim Furyk, Anthony Kim, Justin Leonard, Boo Weekley, J.B. Holmes. Team USA was able to upset the Europeans despite being without the world’s #1 player – Tiger Woods.
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