On the green

Phil Mickelson's putt from the fringe takes a hop and comes up maybe 10 feet short of the flagstick, and that's the final twist of a gut-wrenching Sunday at Riviera Country Club. Charles Howell's chip almost goes in, going four feet past on the right. Mickelson misses the par putt. Now it's up to Howell ... who hammers home the birdie putt for the win! Howell takes off his cap, looks skyward in relief, and accepts handshakes all around. Good for him, a smart, courteous, hard-working kid to whom this obviously matters a lot.