Jon Rahm defeats Phil Mickelson in the Masters Final Round to win his first championship

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The winner of the 2021 US Open who bogeyed the opening hole on Thursday

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played a final-round 69 to finish 12 under par four strokes better than Mickelson and previous leader Brooks Koepka.

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Koepka struggled to a final round score of 75 and Mickelson placed Rahm under the most strain with a stellar 65 to tie his lowest Augusta score from the opening round 27 years prior.

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Mickelsons late surge was supported by just two top-20 results from 10 LIV Golf competitions which only draw a field of 48 players.

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Rahm started the day four shots behind Koepka but by the time the two had finished their postponed third rounds on Sunday morning both players had trimmed the distance in half.

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The last duo got off to a jittery start when they were reunited for round four over three hours later.

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Koepkas pulled initial tee shot was so far wide that he had to play his second from the ninth fairway.

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Rahm missed the green with his chip touching the edge of the hole and needed to hole out from eight feet to comfortably make par.

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The four-time major champion made par with a masterful recovery shot over the woods.

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