Howell holds off Mickelson at Nissan Open; Henry gets Tiger in Match Play; Sweet Spots goes Mobile

Finland’s Mikko Ilonen won the Indonesia Open after his one-under- par 70 in the final round was enough to hold off a group chasing him. Ilonen overcame Shiv Kapur, Andrew Tampion and Frankie Minoza, as well as rainy and windy weather to with the European Tour event. …

JJ Henry earned a spot in next week’s WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship in Tucson, Ariz., after South Africa’s Charl Schwartzel withdrew. Henry will face Tiger Woods in the first round. …

On the latest Sweet Spots podcast, host Brandon Tucker talks to Tim McDonald about Mobile, Ala., where Hurricane Katrina is becoming a memory and the golf action is heating up.

–WKW