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Holmes can’t recover: J.B. Holmes flopped in the final round of the PGA Championship, collapsing from second to 29th. It all started under a tree. Holmes first tee shot Sunday afternoon went near the base of a fir tree. He attempted to punch the ball back to the fairway with his 3-wood, but it barely moved and stayed within the boughs of the low-hanging evergreen. After taking a one-shot penalty, he chipped out to the fairway and ended up two-putting for a triple-bogey 7. The long-hitting 26-year-old Kentuckian, dreaming of a spot on Ryder Cup team, couldn’t get it back together. Holmes was 6 over through five holes and finished the forgettable round with nine bogeys, a double and the triple in an 11-over 81 to finish at 290, 13 shots behind winner Padraig Harrington.

Lefty’s day: Phil Mickelson made a minor climb early in Sunday’s final round, but never really scared the leaders, shooting an even-par 70 that left him at 4-over 284 and tied for seventh at Oakland Hills. Starting the round six shots out of the lead, Mickelson birdied the second, third and fourth holes to get to 1 over, cutting his deficit to four strokes. But he never got closer. A bogey at No. 8 stopped his momentum. He had two more bogeys to offset that earlier string of birdies.

See you in Augusta: Camilo Villegas, known as “Spiderman” because of his contortionist way of looking at putting lines, may now be known as a legitimate threat in major championships. After barely making the cut, he ended up tied for fourth to earn an invitation to next year’s Masters. Under extreme conditions, on a treacherous golf course that surrendered just three sub-par scores for the tournament, the Colombian with the long hair and athletic moves put together rounds of 67 and 68. He finished up the 67 early in the morning before posting the 68.

How Swede it is: Fredrik Jacobson didn’t make much of an impact on the tournament, finishing 12 shots behind Padraig Harrington in a tie for 24th. But the Swede did earn his way onto Sunday’s highlight reel, acing the 193-yard 13th by dropping a tee shot just short of the hole and watching it roll into the cup.

Associated Press