The big winner at last year's Tour Championship was golf.It can't get much better for the game than having Phil Mickelson and Tiger Woods pick up titles on the same day.
Mickelson took the Tour Championship with a final-round 5-under 65 that carried him from four shots behind to a three-shove victory, while Woods made two late birdies to finish second and secure the FedEx Cup and its rich bonus.
It finished a season in which Woods won six times and was no worse than second in nine of his 17 tournaments.
As for Mickelson, the tournament title capped off a tumultuous summer at home, providing his first victory since learning his wife, Amy, and mother, Mary, were diagnosed with breast cancer in the spring.
Woods collected $10 million in bonus money, while Mickelson earned $1.35 million for the Tour Championship title.
"I like the way today went," Mickelson said after the final round. "I was two back of him, I beat him by three. He gets the $10 million check, and I get $1 million. I've got no problem with that. I just love holding this finally."
Mickelson finished at 9-under. It was his third win of the season, and put him No. 2 in the world behind Woods, a spot he continues to hold.
"It means a lot to finish the year off on such a good note," Mickelson said after the win. "We've been through a lot, and I'm very proud of my wife and my mom on the fight that they've been through. We're in good shape. Although day-to-day is tough, and it's not easy for them, we're fortunate that our long-term outlook is good."
But there's a new story of misfortune in 2010: Woods has had well-documented troubles off the course, remains winless on the season and has failed to qualify for the Tour Championship. With the world's No. 1 golfer on an early vacation, can Lefty finally take the No. 1 ranking, or will another player step up at the Tour Championship? The answers to those questions, and more, in this week's FanHouse Roundtable.
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