Phil Mickelson

Phil Mickelson Headline After Choke Job

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:04:45 GMT

Source: www.terezowens.com --- Tuesday, June 18, 2013
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Phil Mickelson is six starved

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:02:21 GMT

Source: www.dailystar.co.uk --- Tuesday, June 18, 2013
Phil Mickelson believes finishing second best to Justin Rose is the hardest pill he's ever had to swallow. ...

Losing U.S. Open Saves Phil Mickelson $400,000 In California Taxes

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:49:00 GMT

Source: blogs.forbes.com --- Tuesday, June 18, 2013
This is a guest post from K. Sean Packard, CPA, who is Director of Tax at OFS. He specializes in tax planning and the preparation of tax returns for pro athletes. He can be reached at sean.packard@ofswealth.com and on Twitter at @AthleteTax . Phil Mickelson's sponsor KPMG should be able to help the golfer with his high taxes. (Image credit: AFP/Getty Images via @daylife) Back in January, Phil Mickelson said he would “ be making some drastic changes ” to reduce his tax burden in California and lamented that his total tax rate exceeded 60%. He faced a firestorm from those who thought Mickelson should hold his tongue, as one of the ten highest-paid athletes in the world with earnings of $48.7 million over the last 12 months. Holding a lead at the U.S. Open on Sunday would have been a change in the wrong direction. For a record sixth time in his career, Mickelson finished the U.S. Open as the runner-up. By tying for second place, he earned $696,104. Had he held on and won the tournament he would have made $1.44 million. He cost himself $743,896 in prize money by failing to close the deal on Sunday. Maybe Mickelson can take solace that he saved $76,100 in California income taxes? In November, the voters in Mickelson’s home state chose to increase the nation’s highest tax rate from 10.3% to 13.3%, which with the new higher national rates triggered Mickelson’s comments in January. California’s tax on the difference between first and sec ...

Sports Tuesday: Jew, Not A Jew, Zach Wheeler and Phil Mickelson’s Boobs

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:52:27 GMT

Source: meetthematts.com --- Tuesday, June 18, 2013
SAN FRANCISCO, CA – With due respect to Sid Farkas, I always preferred the Bro to the Manzier. But enough about US Open runner-up Phil Mickelson, who clearly could use additional under-wire support for the back 9. I’ve always wondered rather derisively if golfers should be considered athletes? Should golf commentators use words like courageous and valiant [...] ...

Phil Mickelson fell short in a bid for his first U.S. Open championship on Sunda...

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:14:36 GMT

Source: www.facebook.com --- Tuesday, June 18, 2013
Phil Mickelson fell short in a bid for his first U.S. Open championship on Sunday, losing a final-round lead to Justin Rose and eventually finishing in second place. Monday, Chris "Mad Dog" Russo said that Mickelson beat himself. Russo told listeners of SiriusXM Mad Dog Radio , "What Mickelson does time and time again, is he puts himself in big spots on Sundays in bad ways, and then he can't pull a rabbit out of his hat to get himself in the mix." Were you rooting for Phil on Sunday? And do you think he can capture another major championship in his career? Chris "Mad Dog" Russo talks about Phil Mickelson falling short again at the U.S. Open on MDR Ch. 86 soundcloud.com Chris "Mad Dog" Russo talks about Phil Mickelson falling short again at the U.S. Open on Mad Dog Radio Ch. 86 To hear entire episodes ... ...

Phil Mickelson's Sunday Collapse at Merion: A Live Persepective at the US Open

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:02:57 GMT

Source: bleacherreport.com --- Tuesday, June 18, 2013
The words from U2’s lead singer Bono rang true as I sprang out of bed as my alarm played “Beautiful Day.” Despite the 4:45 a.m. wake-up call, Father’s Day Sunday started out with optimism that on his birthday, Phil Mickelson could finally capture his first US Open title after finishing as runner-up five times. As a marshal at the US Open, I volunteered to help work on the Par 5 Hole 2 at Merion Golf Club with about 120 other members from the DuPont Country Club during the championship week. My shift assignments were scheduled for the afternoons on Tuesday and Saturday and then for the entirety of Sunday. While on duty, I was faced with many straightforward tasks with the goal of keeping a steady pace for the players. I shifted around jobs and helped keep track of drives from the tee box, opened and closed ropes for spectators to pass through, and marked balls hit in the heavy rough for the players to later come up and find. With my easily identifiable striped marshal polo, I had to field a barrage of spectator questions ranging from the ever popular “Where is Tiger at?” to “How do I get to hole 5 without missing Rory drive off of 3?” During the practice round on Tuesday, I got to see Woods take drives from the tee box and Mcllroy take multiple shots from the fairway. On Saturday I got up-close views of Bubba Watson putting and also followed Phil Mickelson around for a while as he shot even on the day. While regular spec ...

Phil Mickelson's U.S. Open title hopes evaporate along with a rainbow

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:15:41 GMT

Source: www.lehighvalleylive.com --- Tuesday, June 18, 2013
Observations from outside the ropes during the final round at Merion Golf Club. ...

Why do so many love to hate Phil Mickelson?

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:28:00 GMT

Source: www.latimes.com --- Monday, June 17, 2013
Phil Mickelson signs autographs for hours, takes care of his family, smiles a lot and wins golf tournaments. But the haters have it in for him, and that doesn't make a lot of sense. Mickelson signs autographs for hours, takes care of his family, smiles a lot and wins golf tournaments. But the haters have it in for him, and that doesn't make a lot of sense. ...

Phil Mickelson's Second-Place Finish at 2013 US Open Boils Down to Poor Putting

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 23:39:07 GMT

Source: bleacherreport.com --- Monday, June 17, 2013
Phil Mickelson will go down as one of the best putters in golf history, which is why it is all the more tragic that his putter let him down the most at the 2013 U.S. Open. It was his sixth second-place finish in the U.S. Open, which is the most in tournament history, as noted by ESPN Stats & Info: Lefty hit enough fairways and greens to win the tournament, but when he needed to sink birdie putts on Saturday and Sunday, too often he failed to do so. Phil being Phil, you expect him to counter brilliant shots with head-scratchers, and there were certainly a few of those during his rounds at Merion 's East Course. That said, he was in prime position to win the tournament only to find that the most reliable part of his game was nowhere to be found. After his near-perfect opening round of 67 on Thursday, Mickelson's struggles with the flat stick showed up early in Round 2. As the PGA Tour noted, he three-putted No. 1 to drop a shot right out of the gate: Then, later on in the round, Mickelson nearly holed out from the fairway for eagle on No. 8, leaving himself an easy, two-foot putt for his birdie. Mickelson missed the gimme putt and had to settle for a disappointing par, as noted by KPMG Mickelson: This was a common narrative surrounding Lefty's 2013 U.S. Open experience, and it reared up in a bad way again on Sunday in the final round. On the reachable par-5 second hole, Mickelson was able to hit a brilliant third shot out of the ...

Jerry Sullivan Phil Mickelson and the Spurs are easy to root for

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 23:33:00 GMT

Source: audio.wgr550.com --- Monday, June 17, 2013
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Bill Dwyre: Why do so many love to hate Phil Mickelson?

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 23:28:33 GMT

Source: www.miamiherald.com --- Monday, June 17, 2013
The only thing more baffling than Phil Mickelson's inability to finish the deal in a U.S. Open is the delight so many people seem to take in that. ...

Heartbroken Phil Mickelson is a US Open bridesmaid again | Ewan Murray

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 22:15:00 GMT

Source: www.guardian.co.uk --- Monday, June 17, 2013
The American public were willing him to victory but for the sixth time he had to settle for second place In the context of a highly impressive career it seems curious to suggest Phil Mickelson could retire without enjoying the one success he would cherish the most. Nonetheless the American's latest second place at a US Open – his sixth – endorsed the theory that he must win this major to scratch an ongoing professional itch. Mickelson has four majors to his name and has enjoyed more heady days than the vast majority of players but the US Open remains the one he wants. In Pennsylvania he did nothing to hide that. "For me it's heartbreaking," Mickelson conceded. "This could have been a really big turnaround for me on how I look at the US Open, the tournament that I'd like to win, after having so many good opportunities. "Also, playing very well and really loving the golf course, this week was my best opportunity, I felt, heading in. Certainly the final round, the way I was playing and the position I was in." Mickelson does not take second best lightly, that much is clear, just as it also was when he offered emotional sentiment in the aftermath of Europe's victory over the USA in the Ryder Cup, last year at Medinah. The world No6 had been at the head of affairs in the 113th staging of the US Open from the opening stages. His final-round 74 left him tied for second with Jason Day, two shots adrift of the victorious Justin Rose. "I th ...

Phil Mickelson Takes Golf Fans ‘on a Very Fast Fun Ride’

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 21:01:11 GMT

Source: feinstein.radio.cbssports.com --- Monday, June 17, 2013
Justin Rose won the US Open Sunday by 2 strokes, beating out Jason Day and Phil Mickelson. Mickelson claimed his record sixth second-place finish at a tournament he’s never won. Sally Jenkins of The Washington Post joins The John Feinstein Show to recap the weekend at Merion. Rose claimed his first major championship, shooting 1 over par on what proved to be a surprisingly difficult course. But all eyes seemed to be on Mickelson. “The thing about Mickelson is that he turns golf up to a speed that it doesn’t normally have,” said Jenkins. Mickelson flew all night to play in the tournament after his daughter’s eighth grade graduation. He carried the lead into the final round and reclaimed it with an eagle on the tenth hole. Then he proceeded to bogey three times on the back nine to give it away. One of those bogeys came on 13, the easiest hole on the course. “You feel like you’re on a very fast fun ride with him, and I think that’s why spectators flock to him the way that they do and why he gets the response that he does.” Some of the runner-up finishes are of his own (un) doing. In others, he’s just been outplayed. “He’s won four major championships, but we’ve gotten to the point with these US Opens that we sort of sort through them like connoisseurs of heartbreak,” said Jenkins. “He made a hell of a run to finish second to Tiger Woods at Bethpage in 2002. In 2008, he probably did give it away.” Tiger Woods finished way back in the ...

This Chart Sums Up Phil Mickelson's Misery At The US Open

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 20:39:37 GMT

Source: www.businessinsider.com --- Monday, June 17, 2013
In his career, Phil Mickelson has finished in the top ten at the U.S. Open a whopping ten times without a single win. A look at the chart below shows just how much Mickelson struggles on Saturday and Sunday at the national championship. In U.S. Open tournaments in which Mickelson has finished in the top ten, he has averaged a very good 0.6 strokes below par in the opening round. However, as the tournament progresses, Mickelson's average goes up, until he is averaging 2-over in the final round. For comparison, Tiger Woods has been far more consistent during his eight top-ten finishes. Tiger's worst round is only 1.1 strokes worse than his best round, while Mickelson's final round averages 2.6 strokes worse than his opening round... Join the conversation about this story » ...

Alex Myers: ‘Phil Mickelson Didn’t Pull Off Chip’ In U.S. Open Loss

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:17:52 GMT

Source: tbd.radio.cbssports.com --- Monday, June 17, 2013
Phil Mickelson is notorious for his aggressive play and second-place finishes in Majors. As his last-gasp chip on the hilly final green of the U.S. Open went long, the former led to the latter for Lefty. Mickelson’s creative attempt to navigate the unforgiving course at the Merion Golf Club resulted in a bogey on 18. After leading at -1 through three rounds, he ended up dropping to +3 on the weekend, clinching the 2013 U.S. Open title for Justin Rose. While Rose celebrated his first career major, Mickelson sulked as analysts and fans began dissecting his fateful chip that resulted in disappointing sixth career second-place major finish, a PGA record. The loss was no doubt crushing for Lefty, but Golf Digest’s Alex Myers came to his defense on the The Morning Show , arguing that the unconventional shot choice was actually his best option. “Phil took a chance, a little bit of a chance there,” Myers admitted of the fan favorite. “But if he had putted that ball, he really had no chance of getting it close to the hole. So his best chance of really getting one close was to chip it there. And unfortunately for him, he just hit it a little thin, and obviously that bogey turned out to be a little costly.” Meanwhile, a stunned Rose was all smiles after holding par on Sunday for the win. The closest the Englishman had come to a major victory before was fourth-place finish at the 1998 Open Championship; he was a 17-year-old amateur at the tim ...

Phil Mickelson’s Brother From another mother

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:38:02 GMT

Source: www.terezowens.com --- Monday, June 17, 2013
That’s the Might Ducks man himself T… ...

Phil Mickelson: US Open finish is 'heart-breaking'

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:30:16 GMT

Source: www.standard.co.uk --- Monday, June 17, 2013
Phil Mickelson today reflected on yet more US Open heartbreak after extending his unwanted record of second place finishes in the event to six on his 43rd birthday. ...

Kragthorpe: Phil Mickelson didn’t deserve U.S. Open title

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:25:05 GMT

Source: www.sltrib.com --- Monday, June 17, 2013
Kragthorpe: Phil Mickelson didn’t deserve U.S. Open title by Kurt Kragthorpe Tribune Columnist Published Jun 17, 2013 09:52AM MDT Phil Mickelson’s latest U.S. Open experience hardly fits into any certain category. Saying that another second-place finish In the Open makes him a tragic figure is misguided, because he had his chances to win Sunday. Criticizing him for poor decision-making is wrong, because he played creatively but not recklessly. Justin Rose simply outplayed him. And Mickelson deserves credit for putting himself in that position again at age 43, but the fact is he faltered on the last six holes. Halfway throu... Copyright 2013 The Salt Lake Tribune. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. ...

Phil Mickelson struggles again in the US Open as Justin Rose takes the trophy....

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:00:01 GMT

Source: www.facebook.com --- Monday, June 17, 2013
Phil Mickelson struggles again in the US Open as Justin Rose takes the trophy. http://1340thefan.com/justin-rose-takes-the-us-open-as-Phil-Mickelson-places-2nd-once-again/ ...

USGA addresses Phil Mickelson’s complaints about Merion’s third hole

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 14:51:42 GMT

Source: www.sbnation.com --- Monday, June 17, 2013
The USGA played defense down the stretch of the U.S. Open, first responding to wide-spread criticism of the pace of play at Merion, and Sunday night, addressing complaints by Phil Mickelson that the 274-yard, par-3 third hole was unfair. Mickelson, who made par on the lengthy layout in each of the first two rounds, a bogey on Saturday, and a double on his way to another heart-wrenching runner-up finish on Sunday, barked at a USGA official as he left the fourth tee. “That’s terrible, 274 yards,” he said over his left shoulder. “We can’t even reach it.” (Video: Golf Channel/NBC) Later, executive director Mike Davis explained the reasoning behind the USGA’s decision to stick a flag on a green many guys could not get to with 3-woods. “Well, let me start out by Phil is a class act. He was nothing but complimentary [all] week from the standpoint of he embraced this golf course, which is great. He saw all the architecture when he played the third hole today,” Davis told reporters after Justin Rose had clinched his first major victory with a two-shot win over Mickelson and Jason Day. “We set the golf course up today for a south wind, so you saw us move tee markers up. For instance, if you're playing the 18th hole, you're dead into what would be a south wind.....That's why we didn't go to the back tees. “When we got to the third hole, we were really getting a westerly, even a northwesterly wind, so it played long," David went on. "It playe ...