Put Mickelson and Toms out there. You know, they had the morning off. They rested. Knowing them and the competitors that they are, they are probably a little angry that they weren't out there in the morning.
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This is a good win for Phil. This is great for his confidence. He might go 5-0 now, which is what we're going to need. We jell really good together. He calms me down a lot and keeps me focused on the shots I need to make. I can't tell you how much it helps to have Phil Mickelson next to you in the fairway.
The top players are playing better. Mike Weir , Jim Furyk , Ernie Els , Vijay Singh, myself... Phil Mickelson and David Duval were the exceptions, but overall, most of the guys you'd expect to challenge Tiger stepped up and challenged him. Were there classic duels with Tiger down the stretch this year No, not really. Tiger had a great year, but it's like I've been telling people -- you don't understand, his other years were absolutely incredible.
Who has he got there ... Phil (Mickelson)... they did good together, didn't they.
Is the length intimidating Well, when you're playing with Phil Mickelson like I was yesterday and he was hitting 50 yards by you, and he's hitting 7-irons where you're hitting 4-irons, then yeah, it's a different game. It's hard. Very hard.
You gotta get your body into it I grew up here Like Mickelson in Phoenix,
The hole was intended to be played, according to Bobby Jones, with a three iron or stronger club (for the second shot). I was behind the ropes and Phil Mickelson hit a big driver and had a pitching wedge to the green. The hole wasn't intended to be played like that.
Before he left New Orleans, the 2004 Masters champion landed yet another of those opportunities ... On a bad day we get a half million or three quarters of a million people. On a good day, with someone like Phil Mickelson leading the parade, it's more like a million.
The ecstatic leap of two years ago smiling and subtle today. Phil Mickelson, at 35, connecting his personal legacy with the legends and tradition of The Masters.
And, take Phil Mickelson. I played with him in the first two days of the PGA. He'd be the first to admit he wasn't on his game. I was amazed at how well he scored with the way he hit the ball. I guess that's what it all comes down to. He was just red-hot with his putter. Give me one of those weeks.
If ( Phil Mickelson ) puts on 10 more pounds and gets paired with John Daly , ... they'll walk the fairways single-file.
I saw where Phil hit it on the last hole and if there was anybody in the world you'd back to get up-and-down from there, it would be Phil Mickelson. I didn't think there was much hope when I saw where he was. He's not a one-major guy, he's a 10-major guy. He deserves greatness. He's going to go on now and contend for majors as he's always done but now it's going to be easier and easier to win them.
In a way, (the rules) makes (the Masters) different, and it makes it special and it makes it unique. But then again, it's still a golf tournament. It's the players that make that tournament. It's Phil Mickelson and Tiger Woods battling down the stretch that makes that event successful on television around the world. It's not how green the grass is on the No. 1 fairway.
Tiger always says he's trying to get better. That's the attitude you've got to have. I think Mickelson has taken a very comprehensive look at his game and learned from mistakes he's made. He's coming up with all sorts of ideas to do it. You always have to have a very open mind about what you need to do.
I thought our pitchers, Gary Blackburn and Mickelson, kept us in the game long enough to get deep into their rotation.
Tiger's a top player, but the overall competition has just been great. We've had all of our top players win this year (Woods, Phil Mickelson, Vijay Singh). We want the networks to be profitable, and we want to assist them in their sales efforts. I think we'll be fine.