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Mahan enjoys playing final round with Phil

The ending was bittersweet for both of them, but Hunter Mahan stood on the 18th green and applauded his playing partner and Ryder Cup teammate Phil Mickelson for yet another second-place finish in the U.S. Open today at Bethpage Black. The fans obviously responded to Mickelson's attempt to win the trophy for his cancer-stricken wife, Amy, and some players were equally touched.

"I was clapping...

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