Mickelson wins Northern Trust Open; Sorenstam takes SBS Open title

Phil Mickelson shot a final round 1-under-par 70 yesterday to win the Northern Trust Open. The two-shot win over Jeff Quinney earned Mickelson the 33rd victory of his career. Mickelson first played at Riviera when he was 17, as an amateur …

“The fact I haven’t won this and it has taken me so long to win makes it that much more special,” Mickelson told the media.

Annika Sorenstam earned her first LPGA Tour title since 2006 at the SBS Open this weekend. She closed with a 3-under 69 Sunday for her 70th career LPGA Tour victory …

“It’s great to win tournaments, and there’s some tournaments that mean a little bit more and they come in a special time, and I would say this is one of them,” Sorenstam told reporters.

At GolfCalifornia.com, Chris Baldwin writes about U.S. Open host golf course Torrey Pines in La Jolla, California.