Phil Mickelson made two late birdies on Nos. 15 and 16 to post a 5-under 66 at Club de Golf Chapultepec. He then survived a one-hole playoff with the world’s hottest players in Justin Thomas to capture the 2018 WGC Mexico Championship.
Mickelson finished his final day in Mexico City with seven birdies against two bogies en route to a four-round total of 16-under par 268.
The win was the first for Mickelson since the 2013 Open Championship, but 43rd of his Hall of Fame career. The California native earned $1,775,000 and 550 points, which moves him to No. 3 in the FedExCup standings.
Mickelson also scored 72 Official World Golf Rankings points and will move to No. 20 on Monday.
The runner-up Thomas took home a check for $1,072,000, 315 FedExCup points, and 45 OWGR points.
FINAL MONEY: WGC-MEXICO CHAMPIONSHIP
Club de Golf Chapultepec | Mexico City, Mexico | Mar. 4, 2018
| 1 | Phil Mickelson | -16 | $1,700,000 | 550 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Justin Thomas | -16 | $1,072,000 | 315 |
| T3 | Rafael Cabrera Bello | -15 | $510,500 | 170 |
| T3 | Tyrrell Hatton | -15 | $510,500 | 170 |
| T5 | Kiradech Aphibarnrat | -13 | $330,500 | 0 |
| T5 | Brian Harman | -13 | $330,500 | 110 |
| T7 | Dustin Johnson | -12 | $239,750 | 92 |
| T7 | Sergio Garcia | -12 | $239,750 | 92 |
| T9 | Bubba Watson | -10 | $182,000 | 78 |
| T9 | Adam Hadwin | -10 | $182,000 | 78 |
| T9 | Shubhankar Sharma | -10 | $182,000 | 0 |
| T12 | Patton Kizzire | -9 | $150,500 | 67 |
| T12 | Paul Casey | -9 | $150,500 | 67 |
| T14 | Alex Noren | -8 | $126,500 | 58 |
| T14 | Tommy Fleetwood | -8 | $126,500 | 58 |
| T14 | Jordan Spieth | -8 | $126,500 | 58 |
| T14 | Daniel Berger | -8 | $126,500 | 58 |
| T18 | Adam Bland | -7 | $114,500 | 0 |
| T18 | Xander Schauffele | -7 | $114,500 | 53 |
| T20 | Jhonattan Vegas | -6 | $104,300 | 46 |
| T20 | Charley Hoffman | -6 | $104,300 | 46 |
| T20 | Pat Perez | -6 | $104,300 | 46 |
| T20 | Jon Rahm | -6 | $104,300 | 46 |
| T20 | Brendan Steele | -6 | $104,300 | 46 |
| T25 | Kyle Stanley | -5 | $95,250 | 39 |
| T25 | Francesco Molinari | -5 | $95,250 | 39 |
| T27 | Tony Finau | -4 | $91,000 | 36 |
| T27 | Jorge Campillo | -4 | $91,000 | 0 |
| 29 | Kevin Kisner | -3 | $88,000 | 33 |
| T30 | Matthew Fitzpatrick | -2 | $81,429 | 0 |
| T30 | Kevin Chappell | -2 | $81,429 | 27 |
| T30 | Bernd Wiesberger | -2 | $81,429 | 0 |
| T30 | Patrick Cantlay | -2 | $81,429 | 27 |
| T30 | Branden Grace | -2 | $81,429 | 27 |
| T30 | Louis Oosthuizen | -2 | $81,429 | 27 |
| T30 | Dean Burmester | -2 | $81,429 | 0 |
| T37 | Chris Paisley | -1 | $73,000 | 0 |
| T37 | Rickie Fowler | -1 | $73,000 | 17 |
| T37 | Marc Leishman | -1 | $73,000 | 17 |
| T37 | Peter Uihlein | -1 | $73,000 | 17 |
| T37 | Patrick Reed | -1 | $73,000 | 17 |
| T37 | Webb Simpson | -1 | $73,000 | 17 |
| T37 | Joost Luiten | -1 | $73,000 | 0 |
| T37 | Justin Rose | -1 | $73,000 | 17 |
| T37 | Thomas Pieters | -1 | $73,000 | 17 |
| T46 | Ross Fisher | E | $67,500 | 12 |
| T46 | Yuta Ikeda | E | $67,500 | 0 |
| T48 | Charl Schwartzel | 1 | $65,500 | 10 |
| T48 | David Lipsky | 1 | $65,500 | 0 |
| T50 | Gary Woodland | 2 | $63,500 | 9 |
| T50 | Wade Ormsby | 2 | $63,500 | 0 |
| T52 | Abraham Ancer | 3 | $61,500 | 8 |
| T52 | Chez Reavie | 3 | $61,500 | 8 |
| 54 | Satoshi Kodaira | 4 | $60,000 | 0 |
| T55 | Dylan Frittelli | 7 | $58,000 | 0 |
| T55 | Jason Dufner | 7 | $58,000 | 7 |
| T55 | Paul Dunne | 7 | $58,000 | 0 |
| T58 | Russell Henley | 8 | $55,500 | 6 |
| T58 | Matt Kuchar | 8 | $55,500 | 6 |
| T60 | Brandon Stone | 9 | $53,500 | 0 |
| T60 | Yusaku Miyazato | 9 | $53,500 | 0 |
| 62 | Brett Rumford | 13 | $52,500 | 0 |
| 63 | Li HaoTong | 14 | $52,000 | 0 |
| 64 | Gavin Kyle Green | 15 | $51,500 | 0 |
