Mickelson pips Woods with a 65 but
Tiger takes home $10millon bonus
FROM THE AOL GOLF NEWS SERVICE
Phil Mickelson came from four shots back to win the United States Tour Championship in Georgia but Tiger Woods was the biggest winner as he took a $10 million bonus as the season-long FedEx Cup champion.
Mickelson, the world's No 1 left-hander, began the day at four under par, four behind overnight leader Kenny Perry and two behind world No 1 Woods but eclipsed both men with a five-under-par round of 65 at Atlanta's East Lake Golf Club to claim the $1.35m first prize.
Woods shot a level-par 70 to claim second place as Perry fell away with a 74 to tie for fourth place.
Tiger's runner-up finish was good enough to maintain his lead in the FedEx Cup standings at the end of a US PGA Tour season which saw him win six times after returning to the game in February following eight months out after reconstructive knee surgery.
Sean O'Hair was third at five under with Perry sharing fourth place with Padraig Harrington, the Irishman securing his sixth consecutive top-10 finish after a miserable first seven months of the season. Harrington finished with his third sub-par round of the tournament, a 69, for four-under 276.
FINAL TOTALS
East Lake GC, Atlanta, Georgia.
Par 280 (4x70)
271 Phil Mickelson 73 67 66 65
274 Tiger Woods 67 68 69 70
275 Sean O'Hair 66 70 70 69
276 Kenny Perry 72 66 64 74, Padraig Harrington (Irl) 67 69 71 69
277 Steve Stricker 70 72 66 69
278 Steve Marino 69 71 67 71, Jim Furyk 72 68 71 67
279 Ernie Els (Rsa) 71 66 71 71
280 Jerry Kelly 71 67 71 71, John Senden (Aus) 70 70 69 71, Lucas Glover 68 71 72 69
281 Nick Watney 70 69 71 71, David Toms 74 66 70 71, Angel Cabrera (Arg) 72 67 70 72
282 Zach Johnson 70 72 73 67, Geoff Ogilvy (Aus) 75 73 64 70
283 Y.E. Yang (Kor) 71 75 66 71
284 Jason Dufner 71 68 73 72, Stewart Cink 67 72 70 75, Heath Slocum 73 68 71 72
285 Scott Verplank 70 71 74 70
286 Retief Goosen (Rsa) 69 72 72 73
287 Hunter Mahan 71 73 72 71
288 Mike Weir (Can) 72 72 70 74, Luke Donald (Eng) 70 71 78 69
289 Dustin Johnson 69 74 73 73
292 Marc Leishman (Aus) 70 74 70 78, Brian Gay 72 72 76 72
293 Kevin Na 73 70 75 75
Tiger takes home $10millon bonus
FROM THE AOL GOLF NEWS SERVICE
Phil Mickelson came from four shots back to win the United States Tour Championship in Georgia but Tiger Woods was the biggest winner as he took a $10 million bonus as the season-long FedEx Cup champion.
Mickelson, the world's No 1 left-hander, began the day at four under par, four behind overnight leader Kenny Perry and two behind world No 1 Woods but eclipsed both men with a five-under-par round of 65 at Atlanta's East Lake Golf Club to claim the $1.35m first prize.
Woods shot a level-par 70 to claim second place as Perry fell away with a 74 to tie for fourth place.
Tiger's runner-up finish was good enough to maintain his lead in the FedEx Cup standings at the end of a US PGA Tour season which saw him win six times after returning to the game in February following eight months out after reconstructive knee surgery.
Sean O'Hair was third at five under with Perry sharing fourth place with Padraig Harrington, the Irishman securing his sixth consecutive top-10 finish after a miserable first seven months of the season. Harrington finished with his third sub-par round of the tournament, a 69, for four-under 276.
FINAL TOTALS
East Lake GC, Atlanta, Georgia.
Par 280 (4x70)
271 Phil Mickelson 73 67 66 65
274 Tiger Woods 67 68 69 70
275 Sean O'Hair 66 70 70 69
276 Kenny Perry 72 66 64 74, Padraig Harrington (Irl) 67 69 71 69
277 Steve Stricker 70 72 66 69
278 Steve Marino 69 71 67 71, Jim Furyk 72 68 71 67
279 Ernie Els (Rsa) 71 66 71 71
280 Jerry Kelly 71 67 71 71, John Senden (Aus) 70 70 69 71, Lucas Glover 68 71 72 69
281 Nick Watney 70 69 71 71, David Toms 74 66 70 71, Angel Cabrera (Arg) 72 67 70 72
282 Zach Johnson 70 72 73 67, Geoff Ogilvy (Aus) 75 73 64 70
283 Y.E. Yang (Kor) 71 75 66 71
284 Jason Dufner 71 68 73 72, Stewart Cink 67 72 70 75, Heath Slocum 73 68 71 72
285 Scott Verplank 70 71 74 70
286 Retief Goosen (Rsa) 69 72 72 73
287 Hunter Mahan 71 73 72 71
288 Mike Weir (Can) 72 72 70 74, Luke Donald (Eng) 70 71 78 69
289 Dustin Johnson 69 74 73 73
292 Marc Leishman (Aus) 70 74 70 78, Brian Gay 72 72 76 72
293 Kevin Na 73 70 75 75
Labels: US PGA TOUR, US PRO TOUR
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