article_snippet.sent: left) short game on the green at Augusta on Monday .
article_snippet.sent: Lee Westwood was runner-up to Phil Mickelson on one occasion while the Swede Jonas Blixt finished joint second last year.
article_snippet.sent: As Rory McIlroy pointed out, part of the explanation has to come down to the fabulous Augusta combination of Tiger and Phil, who have won seven Masters between them.
article_snippet.sent: When the Canadian Mike Weir won the 2003 Masters
article_snippet.sent: the Canadian Mike Weir was only the second lefty to win any major (Bob Charles, with the Canadian Mike Weir 1963 Open triumph, was the other) let alone the Masters.
article_snippet.sent: Since then, Phil Mickelson has weighed in with three victories before giving way to Bubba Watson, who has won two of the last three, making Phil Mickelson six victories out of the last 12.
article_snippet.sent: Phil Mickelson used to be said the perfect shape shot for Augusta was a high draw but the lefties can better that since the lefties equivalent is a high fade, and the ball always spins more and lands softer when the shot is a fade.
article_snippet.sent: There is also Paul McGinley's geekish theory that the modern three-piece ball is harder to keep in the air when hit with a draw, thereby hurting the right handers at The Masters 2015.
article_snippet.sent: Two left handers with perfect games for Augusta just happened to come along at almost the same time.
article_snippet.sent: But when Phil Mickelson and Watson are past Mickelson and Watson best, do not be surprised if we go back to The Masters 2015 being dominated by those on the right.