The Good - Bubba WatsonBubba Watson held off late charges by fellow American Phil Mickelson and Venezuela's Jhonattan Vegas to clinch his second PGA Tour title, in what was an emotional one-shot victory at the Farmers Insurance Open.
Left handed Watson coolly birdied the par-five last to keep his challengers at bay, as he closed with a sparkling five-under-par 67 on the tricky South Course at Torrey Pines.
"It means a lot", a tearful Watson, whose father Gerry died late last year after a lengthy battle with lung cancer, said greenside. "My dad is not here. Mom, I love you".
Asked if his breakthrough win at last year's Travelers Championship had helped him at Torrey Pines, Watson replied, "No. It's hard every time you look at it",
"You've got Phil, you've got the guy who won last week, Vegas. All I thought about today was keeping my head down. And I did that".
Mickelson, a three-times champion here, closed with a 69 to secure second place while PGA Tour rookie Vegas, winner of last week's Bob Hope Classic, bogeyed the last for a 68 and a tie for third at 13 under with American Dustin Johnson (66).
The Bad - Andy MurrayAndy Murray once again froze on tennis' biggest stage, but instead of shedding tears as he did last year he simply shrugged off his failure in last night's Australian Open final.
Murray embraced Novak Djokovic at the net after his straight sets thumping, but then echoed the defeatist body language he had displayed in the match by saying he would not lose any sleep over his latest flop.
Murray has now lost three major finals, failing to win a set in any, and Britain's wait for a first men's grand slam singles champion since Fred Perry in 1936 continues after a display in which the Scot only became animated when yelling at his box to "Be quiet".
After the match Murray seemed to handle the heart breaking loss well, especially after being reduced to tears in last year's Melbourne final against Roger Federer.
Murray went on to say that a grand slam title might not be the be all and end all for him.
"It's not something I lose sleep over at night", said the 23-year-old Scot, also thrashed by Federer in the 2008 U.S. Open final.
"It's going to be tough for a few days. I want to try and win one, of course. But if it doesn't happen, it doesn't happen".
The ... Overstatement - Tony MundineAustralian boxing great Tony Mundine has made the extraordinary claim that Sonny Bill Williams can be the next Muhammad Ali.
His startling appraisal came after rugby star Williams' unanimous points decision victory over Sydney brawler Scott Lewis at the Gold Coast Convention Centre on Saturday night.
Mundine said he should think long and hard about making boxing his primary occupation following this year's Rugby World Cup.
"I said to (Williams) in 12 months time he could be the second Ali. He could be anything", Mundine said.
"I saw him about 12 months ago, I really thought he moved like Ali",
"He needs more fights ... If he keeps on boxing seriously, he will be the second Ali".
Mundine Snr could hardly have made a bigger call about Williams' potential, comparing him to the charismatic fighter many consider the greatest.
Maybe Mundine's comparison was ego based rather than talent based, or is it possibly that Williams could one day float like a butterfly and sting like a bee?
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