SAN DIEGO – American Bubba Watson held off late charges by Phil Mickelson and Venezuela’s Jhonattan Vegas to clinch his second PGA Tour title with an emotional one-shot victory at the Farmers Insurance Open on Sunday. Left-hander Watson coolly birdied the par-five last to keep his challengers at bay as he closed with a sparkling five-under-par 67 on the tricky South Course at Torrey Pines.
The long-hitting 32-year-old, a stroke off the pace going into the final round, got up and down from a greenside bunker at the 18th, sinking a curling 12-footer before pumping his right fist in celebration. Three-times champion Mickelson had a chance to force a playoff by holing a wedge shot from 72 yards out but his ball ended up four feet from the pin to set up a closing birdie.
