Mickelson hit his 2nd shot on the par-5 18th hole into the rough, next to the green. The ball was burried pretty deeply in the tall grass, but he managed to hit a fantastic floppish shot within a foot of the hole, leaving him with a gimmie putt for the championship. No 3-inch leap after this win, he just sort of pumped his fist a little, then hugged his kids and wife.

Here’s reason #17 why I hate Tiger Woods: Throughout the last half of the final round, I swear that Jim Nance and whomever the other announcer was must have had their pants around their ankles. They were just absolutely stroking themselves over the possibility of a playoff including Woods. After every hole, they would point out where he was, and what needed to happen for him to win. At one point, somebody asked “Are the other players seeing his name on the leaderboard and just *freaking out*?” Jeesus, give it a rest already.

Big win for Phil. I’m off to watch his post-tournament interview.