After a long afternoon of lead changes and missed opportunities by both players, Phil Mickelson made birdie on the 22nd hole to defeat Tiger Woods and win $9 million in a made-for-TV duel at Shadow Creek Golf Course in Las Vegas.
The match had a strange feel to it from the beginning with Mickelson and Woods struggling mightily on a soft golf course set up with the intention of inducing birdies. Neither player could build an advantage of greater than 1 up the entire day.
Mickelson took an early 1 up lead after Woods missed a three-foot par putt on No. 2. The margin stayed there until the par-5 7th where Woods made birdie and Mickelson went bunker-to-bunker with his third shot. The margin returned to 1 up for Mickelson a hole later when Woods three-putted for bogey on the par-3 8th.
