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Ask Phil Mickelson – he was a runner-up so many times in majors his critics were saying he didn’t have the stomach for the fight.

There’s a saying in golf (taylormade r9 fairway wood): You have to learn to lose before you can win.

Now he has won four majors and yesterday claimed his third green jacket, proving, surely, if you knock on the door hard enough and consistently enough good things will happen.

It’s a lesson Lee Westwood is finding frustratingly familiar after he was pipped by Mickelson at Augusta, having finish third in the 2008 US Open(Wholesale golf)and third in the 2009 Open at Turnberry.

Though not at his Sunday best after a wayward opening drive which cost him a bogey, Westwood kept playing partner Mickelson and the chasing pack at bay until the 12th where Mickelson birdied and the 13th when Westwood’s tee shot found the pine straw among the trees and he had to lay-up to the par-5.

Mickelson was also wayward but saw his opportunity to play a high tariff shot through the trees to find the green. They both emerged with birdies but it gave Mickelson the momentum and he added a further birdie at 15 to lead by three.

With Tiger Woods and K J Choi dropping back after threatening to make a big impression and Anthony Kim leaving his course record 67 charge just too late, Westwood offered fleeting hope with a birdie at 17 to get within two of Mickelson.

But when the left-hander found the green with his approach to the 18th, the title was settled and for good measure he holed his 15-foot putt to re-established his three stroke winning margin.

Like many great players before him who lived in the shadow of others before they made their breakthrough, Westwood will continue to challenge for the major titles and may not have to wait long before his dream is realised.

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