AUGUSTA, Ga. -- A supercharged duel between the world's two best players ended with a thud Sunday at the Masters, leaving someone else to claim the green jacket. Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson fell apart down the stretch as Angel Cabrera won the major in a three-way sudden-death playoff. Here's a look at the pairing between Mickelson and Woods:
The quotes
"We've had some good matches in the past. I've usually been on the wrong end of it."
Mickelson, on beating Woods by one stroke overall Sunday.
"I was pretty much dead from there."
Woods, on his bogey on No. 17 after climbing within a shot of the lead before unleashing two errant drives.
The history
Sunday was the third final-round pairing between Woods and Mickelson. The others:
2001 Masters
Woods went into Sunday with a one-stroke lead over Lefty and wrapped up an unprecedented fourth straight major title -- the Tiger Slam -- with a 68. Mickelson shot 70 and settled for third, three strokes behind.
1997 PGA Championship
Their other final-round pairing in a major saw both shoot a 75 in a tournament won by Davis Love III.
"We've had some good matches in the past. I've usually been on the wrong end of it."
Mickelson, on beating Woods by one stroke overall Sunday.
"I was pretty much dead from there."
Woods, on his bogey on No. 17 after climbing within a shot of the lead before unleashing two errant drives.
The history
Sunday was the third final-round pairing between Woods and Mickelson. The others:
2001 Masters
Woods went into Sunday with a one-stroke lead over Lefty and wrapped up an unprecedented fourth straight major title -- the Tiger Slam -- with a 68. Mickelson shot 70 and settled for third, three strokes behind.
1997 PGA Championship
Their other final-round pairing in a major saw both shoot a 75 in a tournament won by Davis Love III.
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