Phil Mickelson News

CARNOUSTIE, Scotland (AP) _ These are lean times for Lefty in the majors. Phil Mickelson came to the 18th hole at the British Open figuring he needed par to avoid missing his second straight cut in a major. He set his feet, had one last look down the fairway, took a mighty swing with the driver and watched the ball sail into the iron grey skies. Only to splash into the Barry Burn. Mickelson ended another frustrating round ...

The AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am consists of six hour rounds that often take their toll on other golfers, but not Phil Mickelson.  He actually enjoys the tournaments while admitting that patience is the key to success.  It seems that golf news usually surrounds Mickelson and every turn he makes, but that’s all a part of being one of the top professional golfers in the PGA and in the world.  ...

Mickelson and David Howell were paired together in the third round of the Memorial this year when everything went wrong for the Englishman, from shots landing underneath trees to taking wicked hops in to the bunker. Howell shot 83 that day. In the middle of the carnage, Mickelson's caddie shook his head in disbelief. Anything that could so wrong went worse. One reporter noted that he had never seen so ...

Phil Mickelson headed home from Ireland a few weeks ago in dire need of some rest. Lefty has finally figured out what works best him in the major championships, and no one can argue with the results. He has won a major each of the last three seasons _ only Tiger Woods has a longer streak over the last 20 years _ by pouring so much effort into his preparation ...

Tiger Woods is out, Phil Mickelson's sitting on the fence and David Toms is trying to decide whether to attend a college football game or the Canadian Open. The countdown is on for the lone PGA Tour stop north of the border as players have until 5 p.m. ET Friday to commit to next week's event, which will be played at Hamilton Golf and Country Club. Tournament director Bill Paul ...

Three years ago, when Bender was the caddie for Rocco Mediate, he found slugs on the cart path during a practice round at Kapalua and put some on the seat of Mickelson's cart as a joke. Little did he know that Lefty would be so engaged in conservation that he would sit down without seeing them. Squish. Mickelson promised he would get even, and he delivered in a big way ...

MEDINAH, Ill. (AP) _ That big showdown between Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson was overrated. So was Medinah. In the 193 rounds since this major switched to stroke play in 1958, par has never been such a pushover. Lucas Glover and Chris Riley each shot 6-under 66 to lead the assault on that 7,561-yard cream puff called Medinah Country Club, which yielded 60 scores under par. ...

MEDINAH, Ill. (AP) _ Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson's rare pairing was living up to the hype early in the first round of the PGA Championship. After stumbling with a bogey on the first hole, Woods rebounded with birdies on three of his next five to pull even with Mickelson, who opened with back-to-back birdies. The two were at 2-under through six holes, two strokes behind early leader ...

MEDINAH, Ill. (AP) _ The 10th tee is tucked away in a far corner of Medinah Country Club, where green mesh on a chain-linked fence separates the world's best golfers from a steady stream of cars on Lake Street. It's not much of an arena for the main event at the PGA Championship. Considering how rarely Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson go head-to-head in a major, ...

MEDINAH, Ill. (AP) _ Phil Mickelson's imagination goes beyond the golf course. Mickelson's victory last year at Baltusrol made him the host of the Tuesday night dinner for past PGA champions, and with that comes the responsibility of giving each champion a gift. Rich Beem gave everyone Ostrich cowboy boots. Tiger Woods' gift was a personalized humidor one year, and a clock showing the time zones ...