Golf: Mickelson ends five-year drought with playoff win over Thomas

Reuters

4 March 2018 at 6:44 pm

Mar 4, 2018; Mexico City, MEX; Phil Mickelson plays his shot from the seventh tee during the final round of the WGC - Mexico Championship golf tournament at Club de Golf Chapultepec. Orlando Ramirez-USA TODAY Sports

Mar 4, 2018; Mexico City, MEX; Justin Thomas plays his shot from the second tee during the final round of the WGC - Mexico Championship golf tournament at Club de Golf Chapultepec. Orlando Ramirez-USA TODAY Sports

(Reuters) - Phil Mickelson won a first hole playoff with Justin Thomas to claim his first victory in five years at the WGC-Mexico Championship on Sunday. The 47-year-old Hall of Famer sank a par putt on the 17th hole for his first win since the 2013 British Open. The Americans had finished regulation tied at 16-under 268. Thomas had an eagle on the 18th to finish with a seven-under 64. Mickelson later finished with a 66 to force the playoff at Club de Golf Chapultepec in Mexico City. (Reporting by Gene Cherry in Salvo, North Carolina; Editing by Ian Ransom)