Golf pundits have been saying that Phil Mickelson isn’t ready for the Masters. I’ve been saying, “wait for it.”
Now that Phil has fired a course record tying 63 in the 3rd round of the Houston Open to tie for first after three rounds at -13, is he ready for Augusta?
Think Phil is peaking at the right time now?
Shell Houston Open TV Times
PGA TOUR
Saturday 4/2 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM ET GOLF
Saturday 4/2 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM ET NBC
Sunday 4/3 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM ET GOLF
Sunday 4/3 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM ET NBC
Phil Mickelson Parade Magazine Cover - click for larger version
Phil Mickelson is on the next cover of Parade Magazine, a feature story within.
In this issue Phil talks about his life on and off the course from his wife Amy’s cancer, to Tiger Woods, to having psoriatic arthritis (PA), to his kids.
“After all that’s happened, I have an even greater appreciation for my wife, my kids, and the fact that I get to play golf for a living.”
There is also a photo spread in the feature as well.
Transitions Championship
Sergio Garcia
The Transitions Championship is this week. There has been a lot of press about Sergio Garcia’s return and how exciting that is. Unless he’s undergone a complete brain transplant, I’m not sure the prospect of Sergio’s return is all that great to me. Time will tell if he does come into the game with a better attitude and actually enjoys it. He was tough to watch last year, dragging his wrists on the fairways and all slumped over. Very depressing.
Garcia is already playing his 2nd round, and has gotten himself to -6 which is one shot behind the current leaders.
Bay Hill/Masters
Tiger Woods
Despite the fact that the Transitions Championship is this week, it seems that there’s been more coverage about the fact that Tiger Woods has committed to playing Bay Hill next week. News flash: Tiger playing the Arnold Palmer Invitational isn’t news. Tiger ALWAYS plays Bay Hill. You can set your clock by it. And more big news is that Tiger has officially committed to play the Masters. Oh really? I thought he was going to skip The Masters and rest up for playing the Texas Open the following week.
Phil Mickelson
Phil Mickelson has confirmed Bay Hill and the Shell Houston Open on his schedule as a tune up for The Masters. Some golf scribes are already saying that Phil isn’t physically what he was due to the arthritis, and that we’ve seen the best of him come and go. They say he won’t win the Masters. I don’t think you can use the tournaments prior to the Masters as a gauge any more. Phil gets so geared up for Augusta and loves that tournament/course so much I think we won’t know the state of his real game until then. And I hope he wins another one.
Jhonny Vegas/Masters
It is cool to see the comments on Twitter by some of the players who are about to be playing their first Masters. I felt so happy for Jhonnatan Vegas when he Tweeted and shot a picture coming down Magnolia Lane. I doubt he’ll really tear up Augusta for his first time, but he does have the game to do it.
Fred Funk
So I’m mentioning all these super big guns on the PGA Tour and the next highlight is Fred Funk? That’s because I just finished an interview with Fred. Stay tuned for that interview coming up soon.
Today’s Matches – Round Two Accenture Match Play
Lee Westwood vs Nick Watney – Westwood
KJ Choi vs Ryan Moore – Moore
Matteo Manassero vs Charl Schwartzel – Schwartzel
Luke Donald vs Eduardo Molinari – Donald
Phil Mickelson vs Rickie Fowler (this is the big one to watch) – Mickelson
Matt Kuchar vs Bo Van Pelt – Van Pelt
Graeme McDowell vs Ross Fisher – McDowell
Steward Cink vs YE Yang – Cink
Martin Kaymer vs Justin Rose – Kaymer
Robert Karlsson vs Hunter Mahan – Mahan
Rory Mcilroy vs Ben Crane – Mcilroy
Ryan Palmer vs Miguel Angel Jimenez – Jimenez
Thomas Bjorn vs Geoff Ogilvy – Ogilvy
Paul Casey vs Jason Day – Casey
Mark Wilson vs Bubba Watson – Bubba
Ernie Els vs JB Holmes – Holmes
My upsets of the day are JB Holmes over Ernie Els and Cink over Yang.
Accenture Match Play TV Schedule Today
Today’s coverage is on Golf Channel from 2-6 PM Eastern. Set your DVR.
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