Great for Phil Mickelson and the game of golf, I say. He finally won (after 47 major championship attempts) with a birdie on the last hole of regulation play. In a way, I'm sorry that Ernie Els didn't win because he played magnificently. But he already has three major championships and it was high time for Mickelson to win one.
It was a great and dramatic finish to the Masters with Mickelson shooting 31 on the back nine. So much for those commentators who said that the course had been gimmicked up so much that we would never see a great charge on the back nine ever again. Both KJ Choi, Phil Mickelson and the high amateur (I forget his name) managed 31s on the back nine (that's 5 under par and a good charge in anyone's book).
The highlight of the afternoon (with the exception of Mickelson's final putt) had to be KJ Choi's eagle of the 13th. Brilliant play and it contributed to the sense of drama.
Posted by artandscience at April 11, 2004 05:09 PM