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Phil Mickelson, of the U.S., pos-
es with his Mexico Champion-
ship trophy at the Chapulte-
pec Golf Club in Mexico City,
Sunday, March 4, 2018.
Associated Press
Phil Mickelson

a winner

again and

wants more

By DOUG FERGUSON
AP Golf Writer
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Phil
Mickelson knew this was
coming, even when he
had so little to show for it.
Mickelson had gone 101
tournaments around the
world since he last won at
Muirfield in the 2013 British
Open, which moved him
to No. 2 in the world and
gave him the third leg of
the career Grand Slam. In
more than two decades
on the PGA Tour, he had
gone only two seasons
without winning.
And then it was up to four
straight years and count-
ing.
There was more frustration
than self-doubt. And with
Mickelson, even at age 47,
there was never a loss of
confidence.
"I knew that wasn't going
to be my last one, no," he
said Sunday. "And this isn't
either."
The most recent one came
in the high altitude of the Predators beat Avalanche 4-3
Mexico Championship,
and it was another pulsat- in OT for 8th straight victory
ing performance, as often
is the case with Mickelson.
Five birdies in the open-
ing 10 holes gave him the
lead. Nashville Predators left wing Austin Watson celebrates after scoring a goal against the Colorado Avalanche in the first period of an
NHL hockey game Sunday, March 4, 2018, in Denver.
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