By the left ... it's Mickelson by one
from fellow-Butch client Watney
Phil Mickelson landed his second title of the year when he held off Nick Watney at the WGC-CA Championship.
Mickelson, who had been treated overnight for heat exhaustion and dehydration, showed no ill effects from his visit to a hospital emergency room as he outfought fellow American and fellow client of coach Butch Harmon, Watney, over the back nine at Doral, having emerged from a see-saw battle with the world number 78 in the first half of the final round.
World number three Mickelson parred the final seven holes to complete a last-day 69 to finish at 19 under par, one shot better than his overnight co-leader Watney.
It was his first World Golf Championships victory and his 36th on the US PGA Tour, adding to his Northern Trust Open win at Riviera Country Club last month.
Jim Furyk was a strong-finishing third at 16 under par following a closing 67, with India's Jeev Milkha Singh fourth on 14 under.
England's Oliver Wilson scored his best finish on the US PGA Tour when he shot a 66 to finish in a tie for fifth place alongside Colombia's Camilo Villegas, with Denmark's Soren Kjeldsen and Thomas Aiken of South Africa tied for seventh on 12th under.
World number one Tiger Woods produced his second 68 of the weekend to finish tied for ninth with Rod Pampling of Australia and fellow American Kenny Perry at 11 under, to maintain his record of always finishing in the top 10, both in WGC stroke play events and at Doral.
Watney, level with Mickelson at the start of the day, fell one shot behind over the outward half and just could not get it back.
Rory McIlory (73 for 279) failed to make a last-day charge and it was left to Oliver Wilson to provide the focus for British interest. Wilson signed off with a six-under-par 66, one of the best scores on the last day, to finish a very creditable joint fifth on 13-under-par 275.
FINAL TOTALS
Par 288 (4 x 72)
Players from US unless stated.
269 Phil Mickelson 65 66 69 69.
270 Nick Watney 66 67 67 70.
272 Jim Furyk 68 68 69 67.
274 Jeev Milka Singh (Ind) 65 71 68 70.
275 Oliver Wilson (Eng) 67 70 72 66, Camilo Villegas (Col) 67 68 69 71.
276 Thomas Aiken (Rsa) 74 66 71 65, Soren Kjeldsen (Den) 70 66 69 71.
277 Rodney Pampling (Aus) 66 69 71 71, Tiger Woods 71 70 68 68, Kenny Perry 70 6471 72, Justin Leonard 69 69 68 71.
278 Steve Stricker 69 70 70 69, Sean O'Hair 67 70 74 67, Soren Hansen (Den) 74 69 64 71, Prayad Marksaeng (Tha) 65 70 72 71, Ian Poulter (Eng) 69 67 73 69
279 Rory McIlroy (NIrl) 68 66 72 73, James Kingston (Rsa) 66 74 67 72, Justin Rose (Eng) 73 70 68 68, Ernie Els (Rsa) 70 71 68 70, Luke Donald (Eng) 69 70 68 72, Louis Oosthuizen (Rsa) 67 69 73 70, Padraig Harrington (Irl) 66 71 71 71
280 Tim Clark (Rsa) 71 71 69 69
281 Robert Allenby (Aus) 69 71 72 69, Davis Love III 70 71 70 70, Ben Curtis 71 69 71 70
282 Paul Casey (Eng) 71 66 72 73, Robert Karlsson (Swe) 71 70 72 69, Sergio Garcia (Spa) 72 72 68 70, Briny Baird 70 68 71 73
283 Dustin Johnson 70 66 71 76, Pat Perez 70 68 72 73, Mike Weir (Can) 71 69 70 73, Martin Kaymer (Ger) 73 68 70 72, Carl Pettersson (Swe) 74 69 69 71
284 Peter Hanson (Swe) 70 74 72 68, Richard Finch (Eng) 72 72 69 71, Ryuji Imada (Jpn) 70 71 69 74, Ken Duke 71 75 67 71, Geoff Ogilvy (Aus) 73 69 70 72, Stephen Ames (Can) 72 70 71 71
285 Ross Fisher (Eng) 71 69 72 73, Garth Mulroy (Rsa) 70 70 72 73, Andres Romero (Arg) 67 71 77 70, Mark Brown 73 71 68 73, Darren Clarke (NIrl) 74 71 71 69, Shingo Katayama (Jpn) 70 70 72 73, D.J. Trahan 77 71 66 71
286 Hunter Mahan 71 74 68 73, Chad Campbell 72 70 70 74, Vijay Singh (Fij) 69 72 71 74, Rory Sabbatini (Rsa) 69 74 74 69, Zach Johnson 70 72 72 72
287 Anthony Kim 71 69 72 75
288 K J Choi (Kor) 73 73 72 70, Stewart Cink 73 73 69 73
289 Dudley Hart 71 75 73 70, Boo Weekley 69 75 75 70, Kevin Sutherland 74 76 68 71, Stuart Appleby (Aus) 71 71 69 78, Lee Westwood (Eng) 71 71 78 69
290 Retief Goosen (Rsa) 65 76 73 76, Graeme McDowell (NIrl) 73 74 70 73, Adam Scott (Aus) 71 76 72 71, Wen-Tang Lin (Tai) 75 70 70 75
291 John Rollins 76 71 71 73, Trevor Immelman (Rsa) 74 76 72 69
292 Bubba Watson 72 71 74 75
293 Richard Sterne (Rsa) 70 76 72 75
294 Yong-eun Yang (Kor) 73 70 73 78
295 Miguel Angel Jimenez (Spa) 69 72 76 78
297 Azuma Yano (Jpn) 77 71 76 73
298 Billy Mayfair 75 72 75 76, Henrik Stenson (Swe) 69 73 73 83
299 Pablo Larrazabal (Spa) 76 71 75 77
from fellow-Butch client Watney
Phil Mickelson landed his second title of the year when he held off Nick Watney at the WGC-CA Championship.
Mickelson, who had been treated overnight for heat exhaustion and dehydration, showed no ill effects from his visit to a hospital emergency room as he outfought fellow American and fellow client of coach Butch Harmon, Watney, over the back nine at Doral, having emerged from a see-saw battle with the world number 78 in the first half of the final round.
World number three Mickelson parred the final seven holes to complete a last-day 69 to finish at 19 under par, one shot better than his overnight co-leader Watney.
It was his first World Golf Championships victory and his 36th on the US PGA Tour, adding to his Northern Trust Open win at Riviera Country Club last month.
Jim Furyk was a strong-finishing third at 16 under par following a closing 67, with India's Jeev Milkha Singh fourth on 14 under.
England's Oliver Wilson scored his best finish on the US PGA Tour when he shot a 66 to finish in a tie for fifth place alongside Colombia's Camilo Villegas, with Denmark's Soren Kjeldsen and Thomas Aiken of South Africa tied for seventh on 12th under.
World number one Tiger Woods produced his second 68 of the weekend to finish tied for ninth with Rod Pampling of Australia and fellow American Kenny Perry at 11 under, to maintain his record of always finishing in the top 10, both in WGC stroke play events and at Doral.
Watney, level with Mickelson at the start of the day, fell one shot behind over the outward half and just could not get it back.
Rory McIlory (73 for 279) failed to make a last-day charge and it was left to Oliver Wilson to provide the focus for British interest. Wilson signed off with a six-under-par 66, one of the best scores on the last day, to finish a very creditable joint fifth on 13-under-par 275.
FINAL TOTALS
Par 288 (4 x 72)
Players from US unless stated.
269 Phil Mickelson 65 66 69 69.
270 Nick Watney 66 67 67 70.
272 Jim Furyk 68 68 69 67.
274 Jeev Milka Singh (Ind) 65 71 68 70.
275 Oliver Wilson (Eng) 67 70 72 66, Camilo Villegas (Col) 67 68 69 71.
276 Thomas Aiken (Rsa) 74 66 71 65, Soren Kjeldsen (Den) 70 66 69 71.
277 Rodney Pampling (Aus) 66 69 71 71, Tiger Woods 71 70 68 68, Kenny Perry 70 6471 72, Justin Leonard 69 69 68 71.
278 Steve Stricker 69 70 70 69, Sean O'Hair 67 70 74 67, Soren Hansen (Den) 74 69 64 71, Prayad Marksaeng (Tha) 65 70 72 71, Ian Poulter (Eng) 69 67 73 69
279 Rory McIlroy (NIrl) 68 66 72 73, James Kingston (Rsa) 66 74 67 72, Justin Rose (Eng) 73 70 68 68, Ernie Els (Rsa) 70 71 68 70, Luke Donald (Eng) 69 70 68 72, Louis Oosthuizen (Rsa) 67 69 73 70, Padraig Harrington (Irl) 66 71 71 71
280 Tim Clark (Rsa) 71 71 69 69
281 Robert Allenby (Aus) 69 71 72 69, Davis Love III 70 71 70 70, Ben Curtis 71 69 71 70
282 Paul Casey (Eng) 71 66 72 73, Robert Karlsson (Swe) 71 70 72 69, Sergio Garcia (Spa) 72 72 68 70, Briny Baird 70 68 71 73
283 Dustin Johnson 70 66 71 76, Pat Perez 70 68 72 73, Mike Weir (Can) 71 69 70 73, Martin Kaymer (Ger) 73 68 70 72, Carl Pettersson (Swe) 74 69 69 71
284 Peter Hanson (Swe) 70 74 72 68, Richard Finch (Eng) 72 72 69 71, Ryuji Imada (Jpn) 70 71 69 74, Ken Duke 71 75 67 71, Geoff Ogilvy (Aus) 73 69 70 72, Stephen Ames (Can) 72 70 71 71
285 Ross Fisher (Eng) 71 69 72 73, Garth Mulroy (Rsa) 70 70 72 73, Andres Romero (Arg) 67 71 77 70, Mark Brown 73 71 68 73, Darren Clarke (NIrl) 74 71 71 69, Shingo Katayama (Jpn) 70 70 72 73, D.J. Trahan 77 71 66 71
286 Hunter Mahan 71 74 68 73, Chad Campbell 72 70 70 74, Vijay Singh (Fij) 69 72 71 74, Rory Sabbatini (Rsa) 69 74 74 69, Zach Johnson 70 72 72 72
287 Anthony Kim 71 69 72 75
288 K J Choi (Kor) 73 73 72 70, Stewart Cink 73 73 69 73
289 Dudley Hart 71 75 73 70, Boo Weekley 69 75 75 70, Kevin Sutherland 74 76 68 71, Stuart Appleby (Aus) 71 71 69 78, Lee Westwood (Eng) 71 71 78 69
290 Retief Goosen (Rsa) 65 76 73 76, Graeme McDowell (NIrl) 73 74 70 73, Adam Scott (Aus) 71 76 72 71, Wen-Tang Lin (Tai) 75 70 70 75
291 John Rollins 76 71 71 73, Trevor Immelman (Rsa) 74 76 72 69
292 Bubba Watson 72 71 74 75
293 Richard Sterne (Rsa) 70 76 72 75
294 Yong-eun Yang (Kor) 73 70 73 78
295 Miguel Angel Jimenez (Spa) 69 72 76 78
297 Azuma Yano (Jpn) 77 71 76 73
298 Billy Mayfair 75 72 75 76, Henrik Stenson (Swe) 69 73 73 83
299 Pablo Larrazabal (Spa) 76 71 75 77
Labels: US PGA TOUR, US PRO TOUR
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