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April 10, 2006
Phil Mickelson Wins His Second Masters to Capture Third Major Championship.
With a commanding display of power and control, Odyssey Staff Professional Phil Mickelson yesterday turned back challenges from a parade of global all-star golfers and won his second Masters title, his second straight major championship and third major championship in three years.
As he did last week when he blitzed the field by 13 strokes at the BellSouth Classic outside Atlanta, Mickelson, 35, chose to employ his Odyssey White Hot XG Putter. His iron play and putting were impeccable. His longest par putt, with the exception of the meaningless 20-footer he missed on the 18th hole for his only bogey, was the 5-footer he made after a bunker shot on the 10th.
Mickelson now concurrently holds the '05 PGA Championship and '06 Masters titles and joins Tiger Woods as one of two golfers in the past 20 years to win three major championships in a three-year span. With the victory and the $1.26 million winner's check, Mickelson vaulted to the top spot on the PGA Tour money list and up to No. 2 in the World Rankings behind Woods.
"I am having the best time right now playing golf," Mickelson said. "I'm having so much fun being able to compete for major championships, it's just incredible. And to win a couple in a row now, it's just an amazing feeling."
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