I hate to say it*, but this U.S. Open is Phil Mickelson's to lose. He'll never have a better chance to beat Tiger Woods, who's operating with one bad wheel and is bound to be a bit rusty after two months away from competitive golf. And for the first two rounds, he'll be playing head-to-head with Tiger in the same group. If he's ever going to stand up and stare into the eyes of Tiger and beat him, this is as good a chance as he's going to get. Although Phil has won three majors, he has yet to shake the label of being a choker in big tournaments. He has finished second in the US Open four times, and twice he double-bogeyed late to lose the Open (2004 and 2006). This is his chance to finally shed that label and bring home the hardware and and $1+ million winner's check.
TRIVIA: Not only have the last four winners of the U.S. Open have been foreigners (Goosen, Campbell, Ogilvy, Cabrera), but they are all from the southern hemisphere. I have no idea what that signifies.
NOTE: To review my "Masters Lookalikes" post from a couple months ago, click here.
Thursday, June 12, 2008
U.S. Open Preview
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Lefty just seems like an insincere fake. Even his nickname, "Lefty" is not sincere. He's actually a righty and learned to golf by patterning his swing after his father's mirror image. Both are righties.
While Phil is the gunslinger who goes for it by attempting very difficult shots in crucial spots (a trait I would normally endorse -- I actually enjoyed the movie Tin Cup -- he is really not that likeable, in my book.
Update: Phil shot an even par 71 on Thursday, Tiger a one over 72 that included TWO double bogeys. I think Tiger cleans it up today and shoots a low number. The top two guys are ranked in the 600-700's globally. Think they'll stick around for the weekend???
Well, neither of the two big fellas shot themselves out of the tournament. One of the leaders (Streelman) already has a triple and a double this morning. He's gone. Nothin's gonna bring him back...
Tiger shoots a 30 on the back nine Friday and is a shot off the lead. Five 3's in a row. Wow. Watch out.
mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm...BYE BYE
Tiger surpasses his Friday back nine 30 performance on Saturday with a ridiculous two eagles and chip-in birdie on 17 all while in noticeable pain.
He'll be popping those anti-inflammatories today like tic-tacs and make it 14 majors in a row when tied or leading going into the final round!
Truly spectacular and amazing.
TIE-GAAAAAHHHHHH!!!!!!!
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