Mickelson wins playoff to end long barren run

PHIL MICKELSON edged out Skip Kendall in a sudden-death playoff to enjoy a welcome victory at the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic on Sunday.

Mickelson (68) and Kendall (65) finished five rounds of regulation play in the 90-hole event level on 30-under-par 330 and returned to the par-five 18th hole for the shoot-out.

Kendall's second shot from the fairway was short of the green and near the water while Mickelson's approach went over the putting surface.