The Open Makes Five For Mickelson

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A month ago, Phil Mickelson was inconsolable after losing the US Open (again) and finishing second (again- for the 6th time)...

He needed a 66 (5-under) to leapfrog a lot of people and get some key birdies down the stretch that others didn't (see Messrs. Scott, Westwood, and Poulter as examples)... and he now has 5 majors under his belt to tie him with the likes of Byron Nelson for career majors titles...

Not bad company...
Here's how he got there...


And here's the interview with Tom Rinaldi


The larger questions go to Westwood, Stenson, and Woods...

Can Lee Westwood shake the moniker of "Best ever not to...?"
Is Henrik Stenson ready to win a major...???

And can Tiger Woods adapt his strategy to be on the offensive when trailing in a major instead of waiting for others to back up to trim his margin of error...???

Hopefully, he and his coaches have seen the results and can move his approach accordingly...

Bjorn Bjusts A Camera At Bjritish

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It's the first day of the Open Championship over at Muirfield...

There already have been some surprises...

Some guy named Shiv Kapoor, ranked higher than 200th in the world, lead for a while... so did Mark O'Meara and Zach Johnson tore up the front side. Phil Mickelson had some harsh words for the R&A over their pin placements and Ian Poulter decided to say that the 18th hole needed a windmill and a clown's mouth for it's placement...

Louis Oosthuizen withdrew over a back problem, and Thomas Bjorn broke an $80,000 camera...

Evidence below... and Peter Alliss' call is awesome...