April 9, 2021, 6:02 am Phil Mickelson’s 2006 Masters triumph was his second major win in a row and third overall (Peter Byrne/PA) Sign up for our daily newsletter featuring the top stories from The Press and Journal. Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up On this day in 2006 Phil Mickelson won the Masters for the second time in three years as he finished two shots clear of nearest challenger Tim Clark at Augusta National. It was also a second successive major success for the Californian, then aged 35, following his US PGA Championship triumph the previous August.