Big Phil finally lands second major

THE AGONY and ecstasy of sport were etched on the faces of the principles as Phil Mickelson finally captured his second major championship at Baltusrol yesterday.

The brilliant left hander completed the remaining five holes of the delayed final round in three pars, a bogey at the short 16th and the decisive, all-important birdie at the 18th to finish on four under par, one ahead of Thomas Bjorn and Steve Elkington.

As Mickelson chipped to 18 inches at the 18th to add the PGA Championship to the 2004 Masters, Elkington and Bjorn looked on from the locker room, their facial expressions signposting their disappointments.