2012年2月20日星期一

Bradley had the best look at birdie with a 15-footer

Mickelson and Bradley each came up short, a horrible angle. Mickelson's flop shot landed near the hole and rolled into the back bunker. Bradley was in the bunker, and did well to blast out to 15 feet, just through the green.

Haas ended the suspense with his putt.

Bradley, who closed with a 71, missed his birdie putt after taylormade burner superfast 2.0 fairway wood Mickelson, who also had a 71, failed to hole his bunker shot.

``I didn't think he was going to make that one,'' Bradley said. ``I should have known, though, because he's a great putter and a great player.''

Haas, the FedEx Cup champion, captured his fourth career PGA Tour title and moved to No. 12 in the world.

Mickelson, who rallied from six discount golf clubs shots behind with a 64 to win last week at Pebble Beach, was trying to become the first player since Tiger Woods in August 2009 to win back-to-back on the PGA Tour.

Mickelson missed three straight putts from just inside 10 feet on the back nine - two for par, one for birdie - but atoned for it with his birdie on the 18th, the longest putt he made all day.

Bradley also missed a pair of putts from inside 10 feet down the stretch until coming up big on the 18th.

Mickelson seized control early with the best shot he hit all week. With pin tucked in the back right corner on a new green at the fifth hole - a deep swale behind it and to the TaylorMade Rossa Corza Ghost Putter right - Mickelson hooked a 9-iron that started out toward the gallery and wound up 4 feet away for birdie.

That put him at 9 under, two shots clear of Haas, who had birdied the par-3 sixth two groups ahead. Jonathan Byrd, who had been tied for the lead, made double bogey on No. 5 with a hooked tee shot into the hay.

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