Phil Mickelson totally upstaged playing partner Tiger Woods while charging past overnight leader Charlie Wi to win the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am in spectacular fashion by two shots.Six strokes behind South Korean Wi going into the final round at Pebble Beach Golf Links, Mickelson fired a flawless
eight-under-par 64 to clinch his 40th victory on the PGA Tour.
The American left-hander took control of the tournament with a stunning outward nine of five-under 31 and holed two monster par putts after the turn on the way to a 17-under total of 269.
“It feels awesome,” Mickelson said. “Hopefully it’s just one of a few this year because I am starting to feel pretty good.”
{{/usCountry}}“It feels awesome,” Mickelson said. “Hopefully it’s just one of a few this year because I am starting to feel pretty good.”
{{/usCountry}}While Mickelson won the pro-am celebrity event for a fourth time, Woods had to settle for joint 15th place after closing with a five-bogey 75 in his bid for a first PGA Tour win in more than two years.
Wi, hunting a maiden title on the US circuit, dropped four shots in the first six holes but recovered well, a birdie-birdie-birdie finish giving him a 72 and outright second place at 15 under. Woods had been poised for a last-day charge after shooting a 67 on Saturday but missed several putts from inside six feet to tumble out of contention at the same venue where he won the 2000 US Open by a record 15 shots.