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Look out Masters, Phil Mickelson is on his way to Augusta brimming with confidence winning the 2005 BellSouth ClassicCurrent PGA Tour News Look out Masters, Phil Mickelson is on his way to Augusta brimming with confidence with his third tour victory and we are just 14 tournaments into the year.
It was a 13 foot birdie putt on the fourth playoff hole on Monday that cemented his win over Rich Beem at the 2005 BellSouth Classic. Mickelson said "It gives me some momentum to take to Augusta," and why wouldn't it? Phil Mickelson last years defending champion is shooting unbelievable golf heading into this years first major at Augusta.
The BellSouth final round started slowly for Phil after he had a rocky front nine, shooting 1 over 37. Mickelson turned it on and had a 32 on the back with four birdies and no bogeys, including a 10' putt on No. 18 to make the playoffs and finish at 69 for the day.
Rain, again a factor shortened the tournament to 54 holes saw Mickelson, Jose Maria Olazabal, Beem, Brandt Jobe and Arjun Atwal tied at 8-under 208 after the final round to set up the five-man playoff.
With Jobe and Atwal knocking their shots into the water on the par-5 18th on the first extra hole we were down to just three. Olazabal after missing the 5 foot putt on the 18th hole in regulation had a second chance to win on the first playoff hole missing another five foot birdie putt on No. 18. He was then eliminated on the third playoff hole when he hit two balls in the water on 18 leaving us with just two combatants.
Beem, played well but still hasn't won since the PGA championship in 2002 had his chances but he hit into a fairway bunker on the final playoff hole. He made a nice recovery shot and was about 20 yards short of the green where he pitched to about two feet, setting up a par putt. Mickelson hit his drive in the fairway and put his second shot just 13 feet from the hole before sinking the winning putt.
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