Can Phil Beat Tiger

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Jun 112008
 
Leader Phil Mickelson teeing off on the 18th hole at TPC at Sawgrass during the final round of the 2007 Players Championship. Mickelson bogeyed the hole but still won the title by two shots.

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Both players grew up playing Torry Pines. Both players have won on the course that is the site for this years US Open. But can Phil Mickelson actually beat Tiger Woods on this course, or on any other for that matter? If Phil CAN he certainly hasn’t shown that he can on a REGULAR basis. But then again NO ONE else either!

Jun 102008
 
Tiger Woods displaying the textbook position (course: St Andrews).

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Tiger Woods undoubtedly has the strongest mental toughness in golf.

This was instilled in him at an early age by his father Earl. Earl would stand behind him and drop clubs, cough, make noises just as Tiger was starting his downswing all to prepare him for distractions that would arise from playing tournament golf.

You can see it today in Tiger’s game. Who else can stop their swing in the start down like Tiger, give that offender that icy stare and then get up and hammer the golf ball!

Check out this video of Earl talking about how he trained Tiger to FOCUS! Tiger Woods Mental Toughness

 

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Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory

Just as Gene Wilder played the eccentric chocolate magnet, Willie Wonka, golf is also a game of eccentricities, doors that lead nowhere, and secrets that may never be unlocked.

“Golf is a game played stupidly by intelligent people.”

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