Phil Mickelson

[zipsbandman]

Did anyone see Phil's perormance on the 18th hole of the US open? I've seen many choke jobs but this one took the cake. Can someone please tell me why you don't use the 4 wood or even a driver when you can't even hit a fairway all day?

[Zip Watcher]

At least 2 or 3 other guys pissed away chances at that title. Maybe the most bizzare finish I've seen in a major:- Monty would have won outright with a par, force a playoff with a bogey & he doubles.- Furyk would have forced a playoff with a par & he bogey's- Harrington hits all the fairways, but bogeys 16, 17 and 18 .. 2 pars put him in a playoffIncredible stuff. I can't comprehend how tough that course must have been for these guys to be playing at 2 over and giving up strokes coming home like that.

[zipsbandman]

The course was definitely tough and that made for some interesting breaks. The pressure at the end had to be incredible though as some guys did not even make the right club selections. All I'm saying is Mickelson probably could have played the final hole more conservatively and at the very least forced a playoff. But then again, with the way he was driving, who knows if he would have survived that. I think a lot of people would have liked Mickelson to win.

[you am i]

i just read where mickelson's caddy defended the choice to use a driver on 18 by saying that phil does not have the length with the 4 wood to reach the dogleg, so they never considered anything but a driver. until this tournament, i didn't realize that phil did not carry a 3 wood. watching monty impode was something else, also. one of the worst trainwrecks of an ending to a major ever, ranking right up there with norman at the masters and van develde at the british open.