Four Foot Birdie Putt Wins The Match

Mickelson edges Woods in playoff to earn $9m cash prize

Phil Mickelson sank a four-foot birdie putt on the fourth extra hole to pocket $9 million and beat Tiger Woods in an exhibition clash Friday between two of golf's greatest rivals.

Sparring over 22 rounds of matchplay golf in front of an invitation-only gallery of 700 people at the Shadow Creek Golf Course in Las Vegas, Mickelson clinched the victory with a short putt after Woods' tee shot landed on the green but he left his six-foot birdie putt short. "What a match it was," Mickelson said. "My heart can't take much more."

Mickelson had several putts to win earlier in the match that failed to drop, but he made no mistake on the final go at the par-three, 93-yard hole for the winner-take-all triumph. The match lasted five hours and finished in darkness as organizers had to use flood lights to illuminate the green on the final hole.