Palmetto Proving Grounds

Yea, I had to laugh at that. I try to pull for Phil, but sometimes he makes it hard. Hoping Bubba pulls it out.

I guarantee the rest of the field would rather get down in 2 from the right side of the green than from the grand stand.

My guess is they were trying to keep it brief since the playoff was going on. If they would have asked him that question, knowing Phil, we would have gotten a five minute explanation and they wouldn't have had the guts to cut him off. If they had more time, I feel certain they would have.

He made the right choice imo. 6 is a definate possibility ig he re-tees.

If he reteed, he probably makes 5 instead of 6, so not a huge difference. How can you not say that was a bad break? That was a terrible break. If he hits the grandstand and not the rail, he most likely has a clean lie or a free drop and makes 3 or 4 instead of 6.

He literally said he wanted to hit it in the bunker. That's bad enough, imo.

Because he hit it in the friggin grand stand. Like saying, "oh, I hit it in the woods and got a bad kick off a tree". It's him making an excuse for a terrible shot. Hit the damn thing on the middle of the green and two putt. Why risk hitting it in the grand stand.

Hey, at least he smiled and acknowledged the fans and put his family on show at the end. Isn't that what everyone wants? And he is so in touch with us regular Joes that we certainly empathise when he screws up.....Riiiight!

He said he hit it where he wanted and got a bad break by hitting the stands. Sorry, but that is a nonsensical remark.

Tiger obivously messed up with the language and has to learn to cut that out. Kicking the club was nothing. He kicked it 3 feet.

I can give Phil credit for handling the interview in much the same manner everyone else did, including the foul mouthed club kicker. That said, I still can't pull for Mickelson, regardless of his talent and his talent is immense. Something just irks me about him.

Was hoping Oustheisen would win. Love that guy's swing and demeanor. Thought he hit the perfect putt on 18 and have no idea how it stayed on that edge. Not a big Bubba fan either, particularly the uncontrollable crying, but I have to give the guy credit for pulling off that shot. Unbelievable.

Saying, "I hit it where I wanted," can mean several different things. Obviously, he didn't "want it" to hit the grandstand. But, if he felt good about the contact, then he probably felt like it was going to draw like he had planned, though the draw never happened.

In all honesty, #4 isn't much of a birdie hole, especially where the pin was positioned on Sunday. I can understand him thinking if I play it at the grandstand and draw it the worst I am going to make is par, because he obviously felt comfortable playing from the bunker on the left of the green as he damned near holed it for double.

All that being said, it was a 50/50 proposition from that point on. Re-Teeing wouldn't have gauranteed him anything better than what he got. Like I said, #4 isn't a birdie hole, certainly not yesterday, so going back at best gives you hope for a double. If you get enough room to make a swing after hacking it out of the bamboo, you have a better shot at 4 than by going back to the tee. I would have liked to see him take a better approach to getting it out of the bamboo. Hitting it right handed, is one thing but turning the club over to do it, doesn't seem real smart to me. Hitting it with the back of the club or playing it hard with the back of his putter may have been the smarter thing to do, but then he's Phil Mickelson, and I'm a schmuck behind a keyboard with a 10 handicap.

Who knows why Phil does the things he does? But, it's really the reason why people love him, and it's the reason why whether you love Bubba or not you have to respect him. That shot on 10 was Mickelson-esque. I was sitting behind 12 tee in '04 on Sunday when the pin was in it's usual position on the front right, and pulling hard for Phil. To that point in his career Phil played a draw more often than anything else and yet there he was lined up almost at #13 tee with a 9 iron. When he swung I thought he ruined any chances of winning, but he played a perfect fade that came to rest 4 feet from the cup and he made birdie on a hole that has been the Waterloo of so many, and then went on a charge to win. There are about 10 players who have the cajones to even attempt that shot, and only about 4 who have the talent to pull it off.

Well then this makes you a moron in the golfing world. The leftside bunker on four is the easiest up and down on that hole with the pin where it was. You do understand that sand shots are much easier for the pros tan hitting off of grass right?