Tag Archives: Phil Mickelson
As Tiger’s World Turns
Tiger Woods looked like a dead man walking two weeks ago at the PGA Championship. Scores of 77 and 73 left him well outside the cut-line, keeping Woods home on the weekend of a major for the third time in his career. It wasn’t the high scores or the Thursday meltdown that was so troubling. […]
Keegan’s Conquest
Keegan Bradley won the 93rd PGA Championship at the Atlanta Athletic Club Sunday. Yes, that Keegan Bradley. The tour rookie collected his second win this season and became the third player in the last century (joining Francis Ouimet and Ben Curtis) to win the first major championship in which he competed. The victory also elevated […]
Rory’s Rout
Golf has a new superstar. Rory McIlroy captured a wire-to-wire- victory at the 111th U.S. Open this weekend at Congressional Country Club. The 22 year old from Northern Ireland put on a virtuoso performance that had observers comparing him to a young Tiger Woods. He finished at -16, eight clear of runner-up Jason Day. His […]
Seve
Golf has lost its most charismatic figure and, arguably, its most important individual. Seve Ballesteros passed away Saturday at the age of 54, after battling a malignant brain tumor for the past three years. The five time major champion and Ryder Cup star was the pivotal man who led European golf’s renaissance in the 1980s. […]
Parity In The Post-Tiger Era
The 75th Masters Tournament offered plenty of highlights. Tiger Woods made an early Sunday charge and shared the lead late on the back nine. Talented youngster Rory McIlroy shot an opening 65 and held the lead for the first three rounds. Aussies Jason Day and Adam Scott played together on Sunday and put up a […]
The Players
It’s that time of the year again. The Players Championship begins today and one question invariably gets asked: is this golf’s fifth major championship? No, it is not. It is a fabulous tournament played on an exciting golf course. It has a stellar field and offers the most lucrative purse on tour. It has a […]
Phil Grabs Another Jacket
Phil Mickelson captured his third Masters this weekend with heroic play. His last twenty-seven holes provided plenty of thrills and included a series of shots that will define his career. He won with brilliant iron play, great touch around the greens, and with a flair for the dramatic. All in all, Mickelson provided riveting […]
Phil: A Choker?
Back in February, my friend Micah and I had a discussion about whether or not Phil Mickelson choked. That is, did he let majors slip through his grasp?My contention was simple: Phil didn’t choke. Several “disasters” that kept him from claiming these titles occurred on Sunday as he made a frantic charge coming back from […]
In Appreciation of Phil
Phil Mickelson captured his third Masters victory Sunday. I will get to his weekend exploits in a later entry. As for now, here were my thoughts this February shortly after the man called “Lefty” opened his season in lackluster fashion. Steve Stricker replaced Mickelson as the game’s no. 2 ranked player and Lefty continued lackluster […]
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