The Spanish superstar’s success fittingly came on the 40th anniversary of his idol Seve Ballesteros’ second Masters win in 1983 and on what would have been the late Ballesteros’ 66th birthday.
It was the 28-year-old world No.3’s sixth win in his past 13 worldwide starts and a victory of sorts also for the PGA Tour in its ongoingMickelson and Koepka, the joint runners-up, would have given LIV its first major championship had they won.In a typically riveting finish to the year’s first major, Mickelson closed with a rousing seven-under 65 to snatch the clubhouse lead and apply the blow torch to the final pairing.
But the three-time champion had to settle for a second runner-up showing at Augusta - and an incredible 10th top-three finish overall. But it was too little too late as Koepka came up short in his quest for a fifth career major - four years and knee surgery after his fourth.As well as Mickelson, a host of heavyweights made final-round charges.Jordan Spieth, the 2015 champion, got to eight under only to drop a shot on the last to miss his chance at joining Mickelson as clubhouse leader.
After starting the final round nine shots off the pace, world No.1 and defending champion Scottie Scheffler moved to six under through 11 holes before a double-bogey five on the famous 12th ended his challenge.It was a horror day for Australian big guns Jason Day, Cameron Smith and Adam Scott.
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