Bubba: "So I'm probably going to cry all day, just like I did last time."

Mick Elliott on Bubba Watson's impressive win at Torrey Pines in the Farmers Insurance Open.

"It means a lot," Watson said of the victory. "You know, everyone is special. We do not know if we are going to have them or not. So I'm probably going to cry all day, just like I did last time."

The long-hitting left-hander was 13 under on the par-5s for the week, birdieing all four on Sunday. He led the field in greens in regulation -- 59 of 72. He also led the field in driving distance, averaging 308 yards.

Helen Ross explains why the normally fidgety Bubba displayed a new calm:

Watson's wife, Angie, saw a calmness in her husband on Sunday that was different than the way he handled himself at TPC River Highlands in June. At the same time, though, his success in San Diego probably could be directly traced to the trust he gained in his abilities as he beat Scott Verplank and Corey Pavin in that playoff.

"We had a lot on our plate at that point in the season," Angie said as she thought back to the win in Hartford. "He just had that kind of go-for-it feeling today. That it didn't matter to him what happened. He was going to go down fighting. So I think there was a look of extra confidence."

Phil Mickelson's Hagen-esque move to have Jim Mackay on 18 was summed up by Bob Harig:

In 2011, such a move has the potential for coming off poorly, although there was most definitely a method to the madness Sunday at Torrey Pines.

A few minutes later -- after Mickelson's approach landed behind the pin, spun back toward the cup but came up short of dropping for the eagle he needed to tie Bubba Watson and send the Farmers Insurance Open to a playoff -- Mackay said to suggest theatrics is to not understand the game.

"Pleeeeassse. ... I take offense at that word," Mickelson's longtime caddie said, smirking. "If you knew how many times in a year inside 100 yards he hits the flag, you'd understand ... that was a no brainer.

"We'd be feeling pretty disgusted right now if it hit the flag and went back in the soup."

Sean Martin also has this from Phil about the move:

“About 10, 12, 14 times a year I end up hitting the pin with a wedge and it ricochets all over the place, and I didn’t want that to happen,” Mickelson said. “I wanted to fly it in, possibly, or I wanted to skip it past and maybe bring it back in.”

Mickelson’s tee shot into the rough on 18 prevented him from going for the green in two. He played well this week despite a wayward driver, but it finally cost him on the final hole. Mickelson ranked 64th (out of the 79 players who made the cut) in driving accuracy, but tied for second in greens in regulation.

Steve Elling says that second place for Mickelson at Torrey Pines bodes well for the year, especially in light of 2010's struggles.

You are not going to hear it from him, or anybody else in the Mickelson camp, but there was a lot more going on in terms of drama last year than anybody wants to address publicly.

"He is so resilient," Amy Mickelson said this weekend of her famous husband. "He is such a glass-is-half-full guy. He always has been."

With his wife and mom already battling breast cancer, Lefty pretty much got his glass kicked, though despite repeated arm twisting, he politely declined to discuss it on the record.

His bout with arthritis he experienced last summer, which he predictably shrugged off with nary a complaint, was far more difficult than he let on. Mickelson said he wouldn’t discuss his medical issues because it would sound like he was making excuses for a sub-standard second half.

The final round highlights, and there were many: