Phil Mickelson
Phil Mickelson
Philip Alfred Mickelsonis an American professional golfer. He has won 42 events on the PGA Tour, including five major championships: three Masters titles, a PGA Championship, and an Open Championship...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionGolfer
Date of Birth16 June 1970
CitySan Diego, CA
CountryUnited States of America
ended fun knew playing tough
I knew it was going to be a long, tough day. But in the end, it was real fun and I ended up playing well.
last maybe shot stride sunday tiger
I'm going to try and keep stride with Tiger and maybe we can have another shot at it on Sunday like we did last year.
accustomed added combat course help huge last length needed needing week
I needed to combat the added length here at Augusta. This is the only course that I can think of that I will probably do it. I did it last week to get accustomed to it. I don't know where else I'll end up needing to do that, but it was a huge help here.
amazing feeling hold winner
It's an amazing feeling to be the winner and to be able to hold this trophy.
added combat driver huge length needed
It was a huge help. I needed the new driver to combat the added length here at Augusta.
certainly depth difficult field
I don't know why we haven't put it together. Certainly the depth of the field makes it very difficult to win.
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Let's say she's a 15-year-old boy playing in men's tournaments, in the Amateur Public Links and winning these matches, or coming within strokes of missing the cut in a PGA tournament. When I was 17 I couldn't come close to making a cut, and at the time I was doing very well in junior golf. I just can't believe any 15 year old, especially a young girl, could be doing what she's doing. I can't fathom it. It's just amazing.
ball course holes move number played
I had played the course exclusively with a fade, but there are a number of holes where you can move the ball left-to-right (draw) and have it be very effective.
ability best block factor focus game hand ourselves player pride shot talking
As professional golfers, we like to pride ourselves on the ability to block out things and focus in only on the shot at hand and only on the round. You're talking about not just the best player in the game, but the best at being able to do that, to block everything out. I don't think that it will be a factor in Tiger's game at all.
dwell history preparing starting tournament
As much as I want to be part of history, of the history of this tournament and part of the history of the game, it's not something I dwell on. Starting tomorrow, we'll start preparing for Winged Foot.
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It's the one hole that I've ever seen where there's no bail-out. Usually, one side of a hole is trouble and the other side is playable. On that particular hole, you have to hit essentially a perfect shot or miss it within a certain margin of error.
enjoy fact major next recent relish seven
The next major isn't for another seven months. I just want to relish this, and enjoy the fact that for the next seven months, I'm the most recent major winner.
good means played round shooting together
I played OK, I'm not disappointed. I don't like shooting over par, but that just means I need to put a good round together tomorrow.
crowd hometown obviously supportive team tough towards
I think the International Team is obviously very strong. We know that it's going to be a tough go of it, and we know how supportive the hometown crowd is towards their heroes.