American world number two Phil Mickelson conjured a magical birdie with a 140-yard wedge approach on the final hole to win his second Colonial Invitational title by a shot on Sunday. After pushing his drive into the left rough behind a clump of trees, the left-hander struck his second shot to nine feet before sinking the putt for a two-under-par 68 at Colonial Country Club. Mickelson, one ahead of the pack overnight but two behind with nine holes to play, punched his fist in celebration after clinching his 34th PGA Tour victory with a 14-under total of 266. Australia's Rod Pampling, who had forged two strokes clear midway through the final round, bogeyed the 17th on his way to a matching 68 and a tie for second place with South African Tim Clark (66). Clark, seeking his first PGA Tour title, birdied two of the last three holes to secure his sixth runner-up spot on the world's most lucrative circuit. Lindley wins Corning Classic In New York, American Leta Lindley birdied the first playoff hole Sunday to defeat South Korean Jeong Jang and capture the $1.5 million LPGA Corning Classic. Lindley drained a seven-foot birdie putt on the 18th hole to claim her first LPGA career title. The 14-year veteran had posted a five-under 67 to join Jang atop the leaderboard. Jang had posted a final-round 68. Lindley trailed Jang by four strokes through eight holes of the final round, but Jang gave up ground with a bogey at nine. Lindley picked up strokes at the 10th, 11th and 12th to catch Jang. The South Korean landed a wedge within three feet for a birdie at 16, but Lindley responded with a tap-in birdie at 17 and both parred the final hole of regulation. Returning to 18, Jang was left off the tee, and in a bunker with her second shot. She chipped out to inches, but it wasn't enough as Lindley made her winner. South Korean Mi Hyun Kim was in a tie for third that saw her pass the eight million-dollar mark in career earnings. Kim closed with a 66 for 278, as did compatriot Sun Young Yoo. American Meredith Duncan was alone in fifth after a 68 for 280. Jimenez tames young lions Experience gained from two decades on the European Tour plus a relaxed approach is the combination helping Miguel Angel Jimenez tame golf's young lions. That was the pony-tailed Spaniard's view after he beat Briton Oliver Wilson on the second PGA Championship playoff hole at Wentworth on Sunday to extend his tour record to eight victories while in his 40s. “I'm 44 and after 20 years on the tour you just relax and enjoy yourself, that's the most important thing,” said Jimenez after becoming the third oldest winner of the circuit's flagship event behind 46-year-old Dai Rees (1959) and 45-year-old Arnold Palmer (1975). Jimenez has won 15 times in his career, including the Hong Kong Open earlier this season and the 1999 Volvo Masters, but he rates his PGA triumph above all the rest. “This is probably the biggest one,” said the extrovert former Ryder Cup player, who scooped the first prize of $1.18 million.
