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Wed 5.07.08

With Tiger Woods nursing a sore, surgically repaired paw, could this be the year Phil Mickelson seize’s the open door and — as Tony Montana would say — makes some moves of his own?

This week’s $9 million – pseudo major tournament–the Players Championship is going off on Thursday and Phil is coming in as the defending champion with a full-year of tutelage from coach Butch Harmon. Expectations could be high for Phil to breakout and roll a good performance at TPC into next month’s U.S. Open at Torrey Pines, his home course in San Diego. His long-game is progressing with the Harmon handling, but he’s had setbacks with the short-game:

“I thought it (my game) would be progressing about how it has,” he said. “My driving of the golf ball has been totally different. My misses have been much smaller than I had been used to, and my sight lines have been moved in tighter inside the fairway lines.

“I think in the effort to improve my long game, my short game has suffered a bit.” [link]

Phil needs to man-up with these opportunities soon. He’s no spring chicken anymore. With Woods ailing it seems like the opportune time for Phil to put down the late-night Taco Bell, crunch it out in the weight room, and bang out a few big wins here in the first-half of ‘08. But, as has been the case with most of his promising career, I’m ready to be disappointed.

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PHIL WANTS TO BE MORE LIKE TIGER

Wed 8.15.07

Although Butch Harmon, Tiger Woods’ former coach, didn’t hit a single shot during the final round of the Players Championship back in May, there’s no denying his tutelage was a big part of Phil Mickelson’s winning stroke and both were hopeful of things to come.

“He’s got as much talent as anybody in the world, other than maybe Tiger,” Harmon said while Mickelson was accepting the trophy. “And I think if we can get him [hitting] out of the fairway, I think he can maybe rival Tiger.” [ESPN]

Now that Mickelson has struggled since his May splash with Harmon, he has decided to take all measures to mimic the success of Tiger. In order to elevate his game, he’s convinced, he must marry a Swedish super model, similiar to Tiger’s marriage to Elin Nordegren back in late 2004.

This is a bold move for a man of with a strong marriage, three kids, and philanthropical background, but one he feels is worth it:

“For me to become completely like Tiger, I must walk Tiger, eat Tiger, act Tiger, have sex like Tiger, and really elevate my personal life, as well as my professional life. I’m sure Amy (his current wife) and the kids will understand. It’s better this way. I’m excited that Joesfin, Tiger’s sister in-law, is available and I’m going to give it a shot!” (photo above)