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Article: A second time to be first; Phil Mickelson kept making precise shots while his pursuers faltered, firing a final-round 69 for a two-stroke victory over Tim Clark and his second green jacket for winning the Masters.(SPORTS)
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- Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
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- April 10, 2006
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Byline: Jerry Zgoda; Staff Writer
Augusta, Ga. -- Phil Mickelson's transformation from a reckless man infamous because he never won a major championship was best told by his amble through the shadows and up Augusta National Golf Club's final fairway early Sunday evening.
A 70th Masters that had promised so much crackle concluded with so little. Fifteen players - including the world's five best and four past Masters champions - entered the weather- delayed final round within four shots of the lead. By the time the sun descended behind the pines, Mickelson walked easily alone, a Masters champion for the second time in three years, a consecutive ...