Phil Mickelson smiles after his par putt on18th green during the final round of the Waste Management Phoenix Open golf tournament, Sunday, Feb. 3, 2013, in Scottsdale, Ariz. Mickelson won the tournament with a 28 under par. (AP Photo/Matt York)
Phil Mickelson finishes off Phoenix Open victory
Phil Mickelson smiles after his par putt on18th green during the final round of the Waste Management Phoenix Open golf tournament, Sunday, Feb. 3, 2013, in Scottsdale, Ariz. Mickelson won the tournament with a 28 under par. (AP Photo/Matt York)
By JOHN NICHOLSON
AP Sports Writer /
February 3, 2013
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Mickelson matched Snedeker on the next two holes, saving par on the par-4 14th with a 10-foot putt and two-putting for birdie on the par-5 15th. Snedeker pulled within three again on the par-3 16th, hitting to 5 feet on the stadium hole, and matched Mickelson’s birdie on 17.
Snedeker was coming off a second-place tie Monday at Torrey Pines, four strokes behind Tiger Woods in the fog-delayed event.
‘‘I'm running into Hall of Famers every week,’’ Snedeker said.
Scott Piercy shot a 61 to finish third at 23 under.
‘‘These greens were amazing,’’ Piercy said. ‘‘If you got it online, rolling, you made it.’’
DIVOTS: The crowd Sunday was estimated at 58,791 for a weekly total of 525,821, short of the record of 538,356 set in 2008. ... Mickelson was a course-record 9 under on the four par-3 holes and hit 63 of the 72 greens in a regulation. He has a 10-year winning streak, the longest active run on the tour, and has victories in 20 seasons, third behind Sam Snead (24) and Jack Nicklaus (21). Mickelson is ninth on the career victory list, four behind No. 8 Walter Hagen. Lefty also led wire-to-wire in 2005 at Pebble Beach.
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