Phil Mickelson had waited 938 days to get a win and that number will keep growing after the five-time major champion stumbled out of the gates and was overtaken by Vaughn Taylor’s magical final-round 65 to win the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am.
Mickelson entered the final round with a two-shot lead, but saw it erased in the first five holes as Jonas Blixt and Hiroshi Iwata took turns atop the leaderboard. Taylor, however, make his charge on the back nine, converting five birdies over the last nine holes, including four in the last six. And despite the charges from the pack, Mickelson still had the tournament within his grasp as he moved toward the Pacific Coast on the last few holes.
Phil has to go birdie-birdie to force a playoff. He has a chance at No. 17. #QuickHits https://t.co/9QGFthFLNS
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) February 14, 2016
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Phil needs a birdie at 18 to force a playoff. #QuickHits https://t.co/LqEZX4Kl6b
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) February 14, 2016
After a great second shot, Phil needs to get up and down from here to force a playoff. #QuickHits https://t.co/32WJUQEs6a
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) February 14, 2016
Phil to force a playoff… #QuickHits https://t.co/tOX6E8Gm6i
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) February 14, 2016
Congratulations to @VaughnTaylorPGA, who just earned his first PGA TOUR win in 11 years! pic.twitter.com/3RwR0UQ4Bz
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) February 14, 2016
How much did that win mean? Hear it straight from Vaughn Taylor. https://t.co/Pc8GBXCzfQ
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) February 14, 2016
Phil thought for sure he’d made birdie putt at 18 that would’ve forced playoff @attproam pic.twitter.com/gUjT09Z26y
— Mike McAllister (@PGATOUR_mikemc) February 14, 2016
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