Mickelson ends drought

MEXICO CITY — Fivetime major winner Phil Mickelson seized his first title in nearly five years on Sunday as he edged Justin Thomas in a playoff to win the WGC Mexico Championship.

Mickelson, who hadn't won since his victory at the Open Championship at Muirfield in 2013, parred the first playoff hole, the parthree 17th at Club de Golf Chapultepec, where Thomas missed the green and was unable to get up and down for par.

"It's been a tough go the last four years, not playing my best," Mickelson said. "But to have the believe that I was going to get there and finally break through and do it feels incredible.

"I feel that more is to come," added the 47-yearold. "I'm starting play some of my best golf."

The 24-year-old Thomas, one of the hottest young stars in golf and the reigning US PGA Tour Player of the Year, was coming off a victory at the Honda Classic last week.

He made six birdies and holed out from the fairway for an eagle at the 18th for a closing seven-under 64 that put him atop the leaderboard on 16-under 268.

With Thomas in the clubhouse with a two-stroke lead, Mickelson birdied 15 and 16 to reach 16-under and parred the last two-holes to cap a 66 and force the decider.

England's Tyrrell Hatton was 16-under through 17 holes, but bogeyed the last to miss the playoff.

His 67 left him tied for third on 269 with Spain's Rafa Cabrera Bello (67).