Mickelson Skips Ryder Cup Fever by Taking Day Off
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BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Michigan  - Twenty-three Ryder  Cup players went to work on their games on Wednesday at Oakland  Hills but one of the American trump cards was not among them.
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Phil Mickelson headed home from Ireland a few weeks ago in dire need of some rest.
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Phil Mickelson&#039;s tee shot at No. 5 kept slicing left.
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Vijay Singh and Mike Weir provided a preview of the Ryder Cup, even though neither of them will be playing at Oakland Hills this week.
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Phil Mickelson didn't look comfortable with his partner, his golf clubs or his opponents on the opening day of the Ryder Cup.
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Creating a stir on the day before the 35th Ryder Cup, Hal Sutton paired Tiger Woods with Phil Mickelson for Friday's opening four-ball match.
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Four tournaments into his season, Phil Mickelson showed signs of turning the corner yesterday. Mickelson, nowhere near the leaderboard since his collapse at the US Open last summer, eagled his final hole at Poppy Hills for a 7-under-par 65 to share the lead with rookie John Mallinger and Nick Watney in the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am.
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The pairing of Phil Mickelson and Tiger Woods came up short for the Americans, who never led in a match and watched as Europe took a 3Â½-Â½ lead after the morning four-ball matches Friday
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By Associated Press  Phil Mickelson is so enthused about how well he is hitting the ball that he was looking forward to tough, windy conditions along the ocean Friday at Pebble Beach.  He didn't get what he wanted and had few complaints.
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His superstar pairing of Phil Mickelson and Tiger Woods 2-down through six holes Friday morning, US captain Hal Sutton hardly seemed like the picture of concern.
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BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Michigan  - Shell-shocked Phil  Mickelson had little explanation for his miserable opening day  Ryder Cup form Friday after he partnered Tiger Woods to two  defeats against Europe.
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Phil Mickelson says his wrist injury will not prevent him playing at the US Open despite withdrawing from this week's St Jude Championship in Memphis.
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Phil Mickelson says his poor recent form will count for nothing when the Ryder Cup action gets under way.
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BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Michigan  - U.S. Ryder Cup fans  were again denied the chance to see world number four Phil  Mickelson in practice Thursday, 24 hours before golf's most  intense team event gets under way at Oakland Hills.
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U.S. captain Hal Sutton made sure this Ryder Cup gets off to a dynamic start by pairing Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson for the first time in the opening match.
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BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. - Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson were paired for the first time in Friday's opening match of the Ryder Cup, a dynamic twosome that hoped to get the United States rolling toward bringing the chalice back to this side of the Atlantic...
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Phil Mickelson's scheduled debut on the 2008 PGA Tour at this week's Buick Invitational was in doubt on Monday when the world number two was confined to bed with a respiratory problem.