Phil Mickelson in the bag: Scottish Open winning clubs
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Phil Mickelson won a thrilling sudden-death play-off against Branden Grace to claim the Scottish Open at Castle Stuart.
The American had three-putted the 18th to put himself in a playoff with the South African, after the pair finished on 17-under-par.
Mickelson birdied the first playoff hole though, thanks to a sublime chip that left him a tap-in birdie, a score Grace could not match.
Henrik Stenson’s title attempt was ruined by three late bogeys, and he finished tied with Denmark’s JB Hansen for third place on 15-under.
Scotland’s Martin Laird hit the best round of the day, a four-under-par 68, to finish tied-fifth with Northern Irishman Gareth Maybin and England’s John Parry, all on 14-under.
Stenson had led Mickelson, Grace, Parry and America’s Peter Uihlein by two strokes, on 16-under, after Saturday’s play, but the links course was buffeted by gusts of 20-30mph, limiting the number of sub-70 rounds on Sunday to just five.
Grace – playing in the group infront of Mickelson finished on 17-under thanks to a back nine of 32, but Mickelson still had two putts on the final green to win the tournament.
However, the popular American knocked his 20ft birdie putt at the par-five some 4ft past the hole, then failed by a fraction to sink his fifth shot, resulting in a sudden death playoff, which he won, played on the 18th hole.
Below are the clubs that Mickelson used at Castle Stuart:
Driver: Callaway X Hot Phrankenwood (8.5˚), Mitsubishi Rayon Diamana Kai’li shaft (70g, 45″, xx-stiff)
Fairway wood: Callaway X Hot 3Deep (13˚), Mitsubishi Rayon Fubuki K shaft (70g, x-stiff, 43.25″)
Hybrid: Ping Anser (17˚), Mitsubishi Kuro Kage shaft (90g, 42″, x-stiff)
Irons: Callaway X Forged 2013 (4-PW), KBS Tour shafts (V1 in 4 iron, V2 in 5-PW; 30g, x-stiff)
Wedges: Callaway X Series Jaws (52 & 56˚); Mack Daddy 2 (60˚, with U grind), KBS Tour V2 shafts (130g, x-stiff)
Putter: Odyssey Versa #9 (white, black, white) with flange sight line, Metal-X insert (3.5˚, 34″, 75˚ lie), SuperStroke Slim 3.0 grip
Ball: Callaway HEX Chrome +
