THE MASTERS | DAVID WALSH
Phil Mickelson proves he needs big stage, not big money, to get juices flowing again
The Times
Phil Mickelson had spoken all week about how well he was playing. Not many paid attention because golfers are apt to talk up their games and mistake what they do on the range for the real thing. When Mickelson then shot 75 in the third round, it seemed safe to think that was it from the three-times Masters champion.
While we sit in the press room writing him off, Mickelson is waiting in the corridor, practising his chipping and doing his stretching exercises. He is different.
Fifty-two years young, Mickelson smiled as he walked off the 18th green after his final round and had every right to do so. His 65 was the lowest recorded by a player over 50 in the history of this
