Final round at the Players - 1 - Photos

Phil Mickelson took his first lead of the day with a birdie on No. 7, and he never looked back. Mickelson won his first Players Championship by two shots. "What this tells me is I'm on the right path," Mickelson said. "The things that I'm working on are correct because I've seen progression."

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