AUGUSTA, Ga. – Phil Mickelson is a Masters champion again, and now he’s making it look easy.

Once known as a lovable loser who went a dozen years and 42 majors before figuring out how to win golf’s biggest events, Mickelson captured his second straight major Sunday at Augusta National without needing a nail-biting finish. He closed with a 3-under 69 for a two-shot victory over Tim Clark, and his second green jacket in three years.

Mickelson had only calculated shots that forced Fred Couples, Tiger Woods and Vijay Singh to try to catch him. Instead, they stumbled along with three-putts and a litany of other mistakes that allowed Mickelson to stroll up the 18th fairway with no worries.