Phil Mickelson likely wouldn’t have been around for the weekend at the Memorial, but after an opening-round 79 (his worst score since in 80 at the 2003 Chrysler Championship), he won’t even be around for Friday’s second round. After playing his last seven holes in 7 over, he withdrew from the tournament citing mental fatigue. […]
Phil Mickelson falls just short in his bid for a fourth green jacket
April 9, 2012 by
AUGUSTA, Ga. — You wouldn’t expect to find jungle undergrowth at Augusta National, but if there was anyone in the Masters field you’d pick to find it, it would be Phil Mickelson. Sure enough, Mickelson drove an approach shot on the fourth hole deep into foliage that looked like it came off the set of […]
Phil Mickelson puts together a sensational back-nine run at the Masters
April 7, 2012 by
We’ve seen Phil Mickelson produce some incredible moments over the years at the Masters. When you have three green jackets people expect a certain level of golf when you step on the ground at Augusta National, but on Saturday afternoon under a cloudless spring afternoon, Phil Mickelson raised those expectations to a level the likes […]
Would you trust Phil Mickelson this much?
March 17, 2012 by
That’s world-famous sports photographer Walter Iooss Jr. crouched and ready for Phil Mickelson. Would you trust him not to skull one into, well, your skull? Video via Golf Digest’s Guy Yocom. And check out more of Iooss’ work at his website. Great stuff, and you’ll probably see a few iconic shots you recognize. You don’t […]
Video: Phil Mickelson holes out for eagle, grabs two-shot lead
February 18, 2012 by
One of the great things about Phil Mickelson is his unpredictability. You never know from one round to the next if he’s going to string together five or six birdies, or eagle a hole and then double the next two. It’s part of what makes him one of golf’s most intriguing players. But for some […]
Teeing Off: What does 2012 hold for Phil Mickelson now?
February 15, 2012 by
Welcome to the new season of Teeing Off, where Devil Ball editor Jay Busbee and head writer Shane Bacon take a day’s topic and smack it all over the course. Suggest a future topic by writing jay.busbee@yahoo.com, or hit us on Twitter at @jaybusbee and @shanebacon. Today, we consider whether this past weekend’s Pebble Beach […]
