The Match: Phil Mickelson signs fourth extra hole to beat Tiger Woods | Golf News

Phil Mickelson took his chance to boast of long-time nemesis, Tiger Woods, when he landed the $ 9 million check from the winner at the Las Vegas Match.

Mickelson managed a four-foot shot under the spotlight at the fourth extra hole to settle a tense match at Shadow Creek, while taking advantage over Woods in a number of indirect bets.

Both players were short of their best debut, especially on the smooth greens. Mickelson's 13th goal was the only brand putt to find the bottom of the cup in a battle that ultimately lasted less than five hours.

The tone of the match was set on the opening green, with both players missing a good chance of a birdie at around 10 feet. Mickelson has found himself with $ 200,000 down after a hole has not kept his promise to start with a three.

"It hurts the pocket," joked Woods, though the 14-time Grand Champion lost his head when he missed a three-foot distance to give Mickelson a quick lead, which kept his advantage up. to pbad from one bunker to the other. seventh and unable to compete with Birdie.

Woods then bet three times on the next green, but he again restored the parity with a nice up and down shot for a birdie to the normal four by four, before embarking for the first time when he cut a two-foot corner for a winning birdie. at 12.

But Mickelson retaliated by winning his third tightest bet on three in the 13th and a 7-foot pbad at the height, as well as a clumsy pitch and another poorly played putt by Woods in the 15th putting the left-handed on the left back in the head with three holes to play.

Mickelson looked set to close the competition when he hit his 17-foot free-kick in the 17th and Woods went into full length and in the background, only for the 42-year-old to produce a sublime token that won it. the hole when Mickelson's putty birdie burned the edge.

Woods then scored five points for a birdie at the normal five, then granted a generous grant to Mickelson. The pair returned to the 18th tee before the advantage was firmly turned to Woods.

The second run of Mickelson is over in a bunker near the green and water, while Woods is lying down after a runway out and is stuck at about thirty. meters before his opponent moves away at about thirty meters.

But after Mickelson's double, Woods undercut his putt for the win, and the pair was brought back to 17th for a 93-yard draft challenge, with the addition of the necessary spotlights to fight the light sieved.

Woods has left the t-shirt again since the start of the game but was dropped when Mickelson missed an 18-foot goal and the southpaw missed an opportunity six feet later, after Woods failed to play. still found the striking surface.

However, the fight was finally settled on the 22nd hole, as Woods failed to convert a much better start shot to eight feet and Mickelson got the $ 9 million bonanza at half that distance.

"Just so you know, I will never let you live that," Mickelson told Woods afterwards. "It's not the Masters or the US Open, but it's good to have a little something on you."

Woods added: "You could not make this event better than it was, it was a very competitive back and forth on a golf course that played on the tough side."