Mark Wilson wins at Phoenix Open
Mark Wilson has won the Waste Management Phoenix Open on the second play-off hole against Jason Dufner. This is his second win at a Professional Golf Association (PGA) TOUR this year as he won the Sony Open in Hawaii just three weeks ago. It was the fourth
win for the 36-year-old golfer who was without a victory for the entire first decade of his career after turning professional in 1997. After his $1.1 million victory, Wilson admitted that he is playing his career best golf at the moment, "I'm ecstatic, I guess
I'm in all the majors now and I'm just riding the train.” He continued, “I don't get down on myself and I'm playing the best golf of my life."
On the other hand, Dufner was pleased with his performance despite losing the playoff, “I think I only had two bogeys for the week, so you can't really complain about that. I think I've been playing pretty good.” He also mentioned that he felt a little out
of the touch on the final day of the event, “It was tough today; I didn't hit many fairways, and that's kind of difficult on this golf course. You've got to get your ball in the short grass here because you've got some funny angles into pins, especially on
18 there. But all in all a pretty solid week.”
The self proclaimed cheese head posted two under 69 in the fourth and final round of the frost delayed Phoenix Open. The Wisconsin native started the day with six holes to go but he was only able to par all the holes, while Dufner shot 66 in the final round.
Both golfers were tied in first place with 18 under par 266 at one point. An impressive nine feet birdie at the second play-off hole helped Wilson bag the event. He was able to gather the 2011 FedEx Cup points lead with the win. Wilson had previously won the
2007 Honda Classic and 2009 Mayakoba Golf Classic beside his two recent wins on the PGA TOUR.
Wilson is known to be a huge fan of the Green Bay Packers, an American football team from his home state. He was thrilled at the Green Bay Packers’ Super Bowl win but had less time to watch them play because he was busy with his golf and taking care of his
kids.
Martin Laird of Scotland with 65 and Vijay Singh with 66 finished the event tying in at third place with a total of 16 under 268. Tommy Gainey finished the event at eighth after leading the first 54 holes. He had the opportunity to win the event until he
hit the ball into a water hazard for the 71st hole. Phil Mickelson failed to make the cut and held the 29th position on the leader board.
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