Mickelson, Woods put on pretty good show
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Phil Mickelson and Tiger Woods put on a pretty good show for much of Sunday's final round at the Masters.
Mickelson closed with 67 and finished at 9-under-par. Woods shot 68 and finished at 8-under.
Mickelson equaled the front-nine scoring record of 30 in charging up the leaderboard, while Woods made an eagle at the par-5 8th to get into contention.
"It was a fun front nine," Mickelson said. "I thought there were some pins that you could get to, and if you could get a little bit of momentum, you could make some birdies and I was able to do that on the front nine."
Mickelson suffered a double bogey on the par-3 12th when his tee shot came up short, hit the bank and rolled into Rae's Creek.
Both golfers made birdies at the 13th, and both missed makeable eagle putts at the 15th. Mickelson's was from less than four feet.
At the 16th, Woods hit his approach close and made the birdie putt.
Problems off the tee doomed Woods on the final two holes. He hit a tree on the 17th and could not play toward the green. He chipped long and then missed the par putt.
At the 18th, Woods drove in the trees on the right and tried to manufacture a shot through the limbs. He hit another tree but wound up with a clear shot to the green. He missed the par putt, and it was his third bogey on the closing hole this week.
"I was right there and hit a good tee shot down 17," Woods said. "(But) the wind just held it enough, wouldn't let it cut back, and consequently I was dead from there."
Mickelson missed a short birdie putt at the 17th, then drove into the fairway bunker at the 18th. His approach came up short, and he could not save par.