LOS ANGELES, Jan. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Imagine a bunker stretching the length of a California beach. Or a fairway as long as the 405. Or a golf course the size of Los Angeles. Next, throw in the world's best golfers, L.A.

Phil Mickelson shot a 1-over-par 72 Sunday, good enough to win the Northern Trust Open in Pacific Palisades, Calif., for the second straight year. Mickelson used a pair of late birdies to finish at 15-under 269, a stroke ahead of Steve Stricker, who closed with a 67 but bogeyed the final hole at the Riviera Country Club. K.J.

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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - American Kirk Triplett birdied the last four holes on his way to a blistering nine-under-par 63 and a one-stroke victory at the Tucson Classic in Arizona on Sunday.