Phil Mickelson retained the Northern Trust Open title, edging out Steve Stricker by one stroke after a final round of one-over-par 72. Stricker had six birdies in a four-under-par 67 but was overtaken by Mickelson who birdied 16 and 17 for his 35th career PGA victory. Mickelson held a four-stroke, third-round lead, but after starting with eagle at the opening hole dropped five shots in 13 holes before his late recovery. Mickelson jumps 2 places in the Official World Golf Ranking to 3rd.
Phil Mickelson retained the Northern Trust Open title, edging out Steve Stricker by one stroke after a final round of one-over-par 72. Stricker had six birdies in a four-under-par 67 but was overtaken by Mickelson who birdied 16 and 17 for his 35th career PGA victory. Mickelson held a four-stroke, third-round lead, but after starting with eagle at the opening hole dropped five shots in 13 holes before his late recovery. Mickelson jumps 2 places in the Official World Golf Ranking to 3rd.
New Zealand amateur Danny Lee made history by becoming the youngest ever winner of a European Tour tournament with a one stroke victory at the Johnnie Walker Classic at The Vines Resort & Country Club in Perth Australia. The teenager carded a closing five under par 67 to finish on 17 under, one shot ahead of Ross McGowan of England, Hiroyuki Fujita of Japan and Chile's Felipe Aguilar. Lee leaps 403 positions to World Number 159.
Jaco van Zyl got up and down from a bed of roses on the par-five 18th hole of the Woodmead course of Country Club Johannesburg to win the Telkom PGA Championship. This gave him a single stroke win over Graham DeLaet from Canada and moves him up to World Number 281, an improvement of 205 spots.
