Mickelson wins Phoenix open

ARIZONA: Phil Mickelson fired a four-under par 67 on Sunday to complete a wire-to-wire victory in the $6.2 million US PGA Phoenix Open, capturing his 41st career title by four strokes.

It was the first time a player led every round alone on the way to a tour title since Rory McIlroy's breakthrough major triumph at the 2011 US Open.

Together with a dominant victory a week ago by Tiger Woods at Torrey Pines, Mickelson's triumph showed that two of the game's most popular stars are in top
early season form with the year's first major looming in April at the Masters.

The 42-year-old left-hander, a three-time Masters champion, won for the first time since last year's Pebble Beach National Pro-Am.(AFP)