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
appreciate tests study
The more you study the course, the more you appreciate what a great test it is.
fun winning giving
Changing would not give me the best chance to win. I need to have fun. I need to attack.
letting-go mistake moving
The thing I was most proud of about today's round was that on this course everybody is going to make mistakes, but sometimes it's hard to forget about it and let it go. After I made a double on 1, I was able to be patient and let it go and came back with birdies on 3 and 5. When I bogeyed 6, I was able to let it go and come back with a birdie on 8. I was able to let go of some bad shots and forget about it and move on.
college thinking important
I think a college education is important no matter what you do in life.
smart trying shots
A great shot is when you pull it off. A smart shot is when you don't have the guts to try it.
golf winning play
The object of golf is not just to win. It is to play like a gentleman, and win.
easy hard means owned
A muni just means it's owned by the city. It doesn't mean it's an easy or hard course.
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.
everybody forget hard proud
I think that's probably been the thing I was most proud of about today's round. On this course, everybody is going to make mistakes. But sometimes it's hard to forget about it and let it go.
amazing feeling hold winner
It's an amazing feeling to be the winner and to be able to hold this trophy.
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.
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.
ball good momentum next round solid tomorrow week
I still have one more round tomorrow and I want to play that, not just smart, but solid. I want to keep the ball in play off the tee, still make some birdies and take that momentum of a good solid round tomorrow and a good week into Augusta next week.