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come on kid...beat Mickleson's ass...:cool:

I like Mickelson. More than Tiger at least.

Phil played incredibly well. Congrats to him.

I still hate that stupid, goofy looking, fake ass grin on his face.

Looks like him hiring Harmon payed off eh Kev? I like the man he just chokes at the worst times it seems like. He's got ballz to keep coming back for more and I like him for that if not for nothing more.

ala brett farve

PB...it did pay off. From what I can see, his swing is tighter already. The guy is immensly talented...and when he plays within himself, he is very difficult to beat. His winning % when leading after 54 holes is a bit suspect though.

Hey leave the best QB to ever put on a uniform in the NFL out of this Hooves. This man has done nothing but lead the Packers year in and out not once asking what about me? Played thru injuries most that most Qb's would've missed 2 starts. Sure he's had some let downs but who hasn't in life? He's gone thru alot with his family and even played 2 days after his dad died for this team and he gets what back from them? Favre is always going to Be the Man in my book.

man you gotta feel for the kid....two in the drink on 17 not only cost him 700k, but might have ruined him for a long time....man that's two bad...what was he thinking hitting a 9 iron when the #'s were like 23 and 32 weren't they.....hell that's even a wedge for me....

Kev,

At least we didn't have to go through the orchestrated family photo opp...

Sam, the kid showed a ton of class talking with Maltbie aftwards...too many others would have blown him off and not spoke.

I think the wind kind of freshened into his face when he was on the tee. Like he told Roger...he wasn't playing for 2nd place. I think if he goes at the pin with a wedge, ( I think it was playing 35 hole) it most likely would have ballooned on him and come up short. He hit a helluva shot...right over the pin...just a bit too much adrenaline. Had he made that 5-6 footer for birdie on 16, things would have been different and he wouldn't have had to fire at the pin.

It was a bit "Len Mattiaceian", but I don't think this will have a long term effect on his career. Missing that putt on 16 had to hurt his confidence level going to 17. The chip on 18 was pretty bad.
By the way, Sawgrass is about the only place in this stinkin state not burning right now:eek:

I hear ya....but in that situation wouldn't you rather have to hit something hard then take something off? (Kev would have pulled a Herman and hidden the 9 iron...greatest golf story every, imo)You're right it was perfect and if the water wasn't there, it takes one hop and backs up to about 5 feet or so probably...I just hope it doesn't get him between the ears too much....looks like he has some talent....

The funny thing about Phil yesterday, was he was lights out tee-to-green, but he missed a lot of "routine" putts. He kept O'Hair in the tournament a lot longer than he should've. Phil could've won it by 5 yesterday.

BUT HATS OFF TO THE MAN. A nice win and another notch on his resume.

Speaking of bad finishes though, do you think Sergio is really regretting his finish on Saturday? He missed a 5-footer for birdie at 17, and then doubles on 18... He's not really known for hitting a big putt on Sunday (he was never really in contention yesterday, so in my eyes he didn't do anything clutch), so who knows if he doesn't drop those 2 on 18, or gets that birdie on 17, if he would've played the same... but still...

Number 17 would be a great hole if:

They had it in a valley with very little wind. You cant punch it and stay on. And the wind changes direction up that high often. I dont think it is fair that the players have to assess the wind on the ground, to figure out what is going on up above on a green like that surrounded by water.

Kev. Can they put some sort of wind sock high up in the air that shows wind direction. The players can pick the perfect club based on ground wind, hit a perfect shot and still go in the water because the winds aloft change. I know this happens with shots on other holes. But on this hole one plays too large a price for the randomness of atmospheric conditions imo.

BTW. Later in the day as the water absorbs heat energy, as does the green, the surfaces release the heat into the air in very different ways. This can drastically effect the air aloft. I dont think its a fair hole.

anyone else notice lefty's little grin after O'hair hit into the drink...

made me want to puke.

It's no worse than Tiger saying "God Damnit!!!" after every missed putt.

smirking at someone else's bad shot vs. beating yourself up after your own bad shot.

I will take the latter. I promise you Pillow...95% of the guys out there curse after missing putts....the mics just happen to be on Tiger much more than the others.

I'm just glad there have never been any mics on me when I missed putts while playing...:o :o

pillow i know you have a picture of spaulding shmailes..

Hey I don't like Mickelson either but I would much rather him smirk at a missed putt I make and not know about it until after the fact rather than make a putt to beat me and put on the biggest overblown celebration known to mankind.

Tiger may tend to "over celebrate", but to a guy like me, who has followed the PGA Tour religiously for the past 17-18 years, it's refreshing to see a guy with the attitude of just wanting to win. Too many of those guys out there are content with a top 10 finish and taking home $300K for a weeks work. Sean OHair has now become on of my favorites as well. Him telling Roger Maltbie yesterday that he wasn't playing for 2nd place tells me where this kids heart is. How many guys in his place yesterday would have played safe on 17, hit to the middle of the green and just been content to finish runner up? A great deal of them...I promise you.

I like guys that their sole desire is to win.