Saturday 2 April 2016 09:57, UK
Phil Mickelson generated headlines prior to the 2006 Masters when he announced he would put two drivers in play at Augusta National.
His reasoning was simple. He felt he could make do with three wedges, and wanted to give himself the best chance of hitting each and every fairway by making it easier to shape the ball off the tee.
Mickelson identified the holes that required a left-to-right ball flight and vice-versa, so he had two drivers set up to produce different ball flights while eliminating the need to adjust his swing accordingly.
The 2004 champion was not at his best over the first two days, but rounds of 70 and 72 left him just four shots off the pace and within striking distance of halfway leader Chad Campbell.
But another 70, split over Saturday and Sunday due to severe thunderstorms, was enough to propel Mickelson into a one-shot lead after 54 holes as scores soared in the wet conditions.
And the left-hander kept a bogey off his card until the final hole of the final round, but victory was all but assured after four birdies earned Mickelson a three-stroke advantage to take up the last fairway.
The double-driver experiment did not always go as planned, but Mickelson was able to justify the ploy as he slipped on the famous Green Jacket for a second time.
