Both Singh and Mickelson were under pressure to win the major championship as they were the world no.1 and defending champion, respectively. Therefore, when Singh complained against Lefty for leaving large spike marks on the green, the defending champion got offended.
Williams explained that since Vijay Singh was playing behind Mickelson, he could see the marks on the green from Mickelson’s spikes. Williams admitted that the spikes marks were indeed longer than a normal one would leave. “But they were certainly legal,”
“I was extremely distracted,” said Mickelson to the press after the round. “Would have appreciated if it would have been handled differently or after the round,” he added. While he admitted they had a heated conversation in the locker room, everything is okay now.
“I understand there was a bit of a heated conversation in the locker room.” While Williams acknowledged there was indeed a scene that happened in the locker room after the round, he didn’t disclose more about it. “There’s no love lost between those two, that’s for sure,” Williams added.
The pressure of winning had made the two golfers act on their emotions at the 2005 Masters. Even though they played well, Woods had eventually won the title. Mickelson had to be happy with his 10th position on the leaderboard, whereas Singh secured a tie at the 5th with two other golfers.