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With a birdie at the home hole, Spain's Pablo Larrazabal edged a pair of the world's top-10 players by 1 shot to win the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship on Sunday.
The 103-ranked Larrazabal claimed his third career European Tour win with a final-round 67 to finish at 14-under par. He held off fifth-ranked Phil Mickelson and seventh-ranked Rory McIlroy despite both making birdie on the 18th hole at Abu Dhabi Golf Club. An eagle by either would have forced a playoff.
Mickelson's day unraveled with a triple-bogey 7 at the 13th hole. When his tee shot found some bushes, the left-hander didn't have a stance, so he decided to make a swing with an iron from the right side of the ball. He turned over the head of the club to play the shot, but after his ball made contact, it ricocheted off the hosel. The double hit counted as two strokes and after playing a recovery shot, an approach shot and two swipes with his putter, the final tally of seven strokes dropped Mickelson 3 shots off the lead.
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