Biggest Mistake by Mickelson Came Before Play Began
76570
IN the Ryder Cup, the Americans may still have the name, but the Europeans continue to have the game. None of the golfers on the European team have won a major championship while the Americans
570661
From a distance that couldn't have been more than 30 inches, Niclas Fasth rolled his putt toward the hole, only to see it catch the lip and spin out. Undaunted, he tried a second time. Again, it lipped out. The third time was hardly better; he missed the hole entirely.
84457
No one ever will know if Phil Mickelson would have done better had he not changed equipment a week before the Ryder Cup, or if he had practiced with the team Wednesday instead of taking the week off.
629134
Phil Mickelson is showing signs of overcoming his slump and his recent wrist injury in time for the British Open.
566762
Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson and Vijay Singh delivered the kind of golf everyone expected. Mike Weir and Rich Beem played the golf they badly needed.
477845
Phil Mickelson was five shots out of the lead and in dire need of a birdie. Then came an 11 on one hole, a tee shot into the Pacific Ocean on another, and a surprisingly early departure Saturday from the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am.
725090
Phil Mickelson&#039;s bid for a third consecutive major ended with a shocking collapse Sunday when he bungled his way to a double bogey on the final hole, giving the U.S. Open to Geoff Ogilvy.
708444
Heavyweight United States duo Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson lost twice on the opening day of the 35th Ryder Cup Friday as Europe opened up a record-equalling lead of 6-1/2 points to 1-1/2.
48264
Golf ultimately is defined by winning and losing. The year will be remembered in the record books for Tiger Woods missing the cut in a major for the first time in his career, then rebounding to win the next two and finishing the year with six straight victories on the PGA Tour. Phil Mickelson slipped his arms into a green jacket at the Masters, then buried his head in his hands at Winged Foot after a colossal collapse at the U.S. Open.
330756
OAKMONT, Pennsylvania  - Phil Mickelson, nursing a sore left wrist for the last two weeks, was the biggest name to miss the U.S. Open cut after battling to a seven-over-par 77 in Friday's second round.
737074
Phil Mickelson shot a 2-under-par 70 yesterday at Spyglass Hill in the most miserable conditions of the Pebble Beach (Calif.) National Pro-Am, giving him a share of the lead with Kevin Sutherland and a great chance to put to rest any notion of a US Open hangover.
7578
Phil Mickelson finally found a situation to tone down his attacking style. With a dominant performance not seen on the Monterey Peninsula since Tiger Woods won the US Open, Mickelson blew away the field yesterday in the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am with a 5-under-par 67, giving him a seven-shot lead and a tournament record for the third straight day.
587514
The missed chances came early, the big plays too late.
116048
Two weeks before the start of the U.S. Open, the worldâs No. 2 golfer aggravated his left wrist while practicing ahead of the Memorial Touranment in Ohio.
191073
BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. -- Phil Mickelson was hoping this was the season when he finally could wear the title of &quot;major champion.
129813
Phil Mickelson is finishing off a record season for himself this week at The Tour Championship, but mentally he&#39;s been through for a while.
504880
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.