AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) -Phil Mickelson soaked up a scene he knows all too well as he climbed the steep hill toward the 18th green at Augusta National to claim another green jacket. Only when he rapped in one last birdie for a three-shot victory did this Masters get even better. Standing behind the green - as always - was his wife, Amy, with her long blonde hair and easy smile, their three children at her side. She had not been on a golf course since being diagnosed with breast cancer 11 months... Read more

AUGUSTA, Ga. – Herewith the anatomy of a comeback that was not to the man’s liking, which he really didn’t want to talk about, but after all, this was the new himself:    “Yeah, I finished fourth,” Tiger Woods was saying, after stepping off Augusta National’s 18th green, aiming the cutting edge of his voice at the obviously deferential TV guy trying to bring this momentous moment to the world. Gracious wouldn’t be making it on this interview... Read more

AUGUSTA, Ga. – Phillymick is one grand fisherman. He knows how to play the gallery. Set that hook and just drag them along. Jiggle the line and get a little giggle. Hey, give the guy a rubber nose and baggy pants and let him go play Saturday Night Live.    If golf shots were one-liners, here’s a breakup:    In the process of winning his third Masters green jacket Sunday, he’d just birdied Augusta National’s nasty little 12th, the one that killed... Read more