Second spot leaves 'Lefty' with bitter-sweet taste

Phil Mickelson had bitter-sweet feelings about his second-place finish at the PGA Championship on Sunday, happy to be back in the title hunt after a disappointing season but frustrated to have fallen one stroke short at Valhalla.

The American left-hander had dueled with compatriot Rickie Fowler, Swede Henrik Stenson and eventual winner Rory McIlroy throughout the final round before a bogey at the par-four 16th effectively ended his bid.

"That was a costly bogey in the end," Mickelson said after firing a 5-under 66 at a rain-soaked Valhalla Golf Club to finish at 15-under 269, a shot behind triumphant McIlroy.