"I felt I could pull it off today. I just didn't play the back nine well enough. At the 15th, my chance went, The ball got to the front edge and rolled off again," said Langer, who finished tied for fourth with Sergio Garcia.
South Korea's K.J. Choi threw himself into the mix with a sizzling inward nine, , helped by a stunning eagle on the notorious 11th when his second went into the hole. When he birdied the 12th he was suddenly only two-behind playing partner Ernie Els and Mickelson.
In the end Choi, playing in only his second Masters, had to settle for third place, three shots back.
"It was very exciting," said Choi, the son of a fisherman who did not touch a golf club until he was 16. "It was a good tournament for me and I get to come back next year."
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