The European Tour will require its members to play in at least 12 events next year, increasing the minimum by one event as more players contemplate whether to join for the $10 million Race to Dubai.
A two-putt par to win the Tour Championship in a playoff was worth an extra $1.5 million to Camilo Villegas.
Four days after Anthony Kim humbled Sergio Garcia in the Ryder Cup, and he beat 29 players just as badly at the U.S. Tour Championship on Thursday.
Six feet. Six little feet. A testy putt, to be sure, but one that defines the legacy of a player such as Phil Mickelson.
The United States and Europe each led in two matches as the opening foursomes moved past the turn on day one of the Ryder Cup at Valhalla, Louisville.
U.S. Ryder Cup captain Paul Azinger has opted to pair world number two Phil Mickelson and rising star Anthony Kim against Europe's Padraig Harrington and Robert Karlsson in Friday's opening foursomes at Valhalla.
Phil Mickelson recorded a hole in one to put himself in contention in the Scottish Open, as Argentine Angel Cabrera set the halfway pace with a 68 at Loch Lomond.
A hole in one revitalized Phil Mickelson's flaggng challenge in the Scottish Open at Loch Lomond on Friday.
Phil Mickelson has confirmed that he will defend his HSBC Champions title in Shanghai in November alongside Masters champion Trevor Immelman.
World number two Phil Mickelson showed his best form with a superb six-under-par round of 66 to put him a single shot behind leader Kevin Stadler after two rounds of the HSBC Champions tournament in Shanghai.
The European Tour will require its members to play in at least 12 events next year, increasing the minimum by one event as more players contemplate whether to join for the $10 million Race to Dubai.
A two-putt par to win the Tour Championship in a playoff was worth an extra $1.5 million to Camilo Villegas.
Four days after Anthony Kim humbled Sergio Garcia in the Ryder Cup, and he beat 29 players just as badly at the U.S. Tour Championship on Thursday.
Six feet. Six little feet. A testy putt, to be sure, but one that defines the legacy of a player such as Phil Mickelson.
The United States and Europe each led in two matches as the opening foursomes moved past the turn on day one of the Ryder Cup at Valhalla, Louisville.
U.S. Ryder Cup captain Paul Azinger has opted to pair world number two Phil Mickelson and rising star Anthony Kim against Europe's Padraig Harrington and Robert Karlsson in Friday's opening foursomes at Valhalla.
Phil Mickelson recorded a hole in one to put himself in contention in the Scottish Open, as Argentine Angel Cabrera set the halfway pace with a 68 at Loch Lomond.
A hole in one revitalized Phil Mickelson's flaggng challenge in the Scottish Open at Loch Lomond on Friday.
Phil Mickelson has confirmed that he will defend his HSBC Champions title in Shanghai in November alongside Masters champion Trevor Immelman.
World number two Phil Mickelson showed his best form with a superb six-under-par round of 66 to put him a single shot behind leader Kevin Stadler after two rounds of the HSBC Champions tournament in Shanghai.
Phil Mickelson shot five birdies in a three-under-par 68 to leave himself within two shots of the leaders after the first round of the Singapore Open.
Tiger Woods should have no shortage of fond memories at Cog Hill, where he has won three times at the Western Open and where he made the cut for the first time in a regular PGA Tour event at the age of 19.
Phil Mickelson has controversially withdrawn from the BMW Championship at Cog Hill this week, ending hopes of another head-to-head with world number one Tiger Woods in the third tournament of the money-spinning FedEx Cup.
Phil Mickelson's return to Beantown was sweeter than he ever imagined.
American Phil Mickelson will play in China for the first time when he travels to Shanghai for this year's HSBC Champions tournament.
TULSA, Okla. (AP) -- At times Tuesday, it was hard to tell if Phil Mickelson was a promoter for the PGA Tour or a contender for the PGA Championship.
Frenchman Gregory Havret leapt 205 places to 115th in the world rankings issued on Monday after his dramatic weekend victory in the Scottish Open.
I worked with SI's statistical guru, David Sabino, to develop a mathematical formula to determine the top 10 PGA Tour players. The rankings incorporate 15 different statistical categories, including wins, top 10s, cuts made, earnings, total driving, greens in regulation, putting average, save percentage, eagles and birdies. Some are weighted to grant them additional influence, so it's more reflective of overall play than simply dollars earned.
DULUTH, Ga. (AP) -- Kevin Sutherland shot a 7-under 65 infavorable scoring conditions Thursday to take a two-stroke leadafter the first round of the AT&T Classic.
On Sunday afternoon, moments before he stepped to the 1st tee at the Players Championship for the most momentous round he has played in a while, Phil Mickelson offered his new swing coach a soul handshake and a manly slap on the back. "Thanks for everything, Butch," said Mickelson, and those four little words added yet another layer of intrigue to the ongoing melodrama that is his career. Butch would be Claude Harmon Jr., known far and wide by his nickname and for his work as Tiger Woods's former instructor, most notably during Woods's run from 1999 through 2002, the most dominant golf ever played.
When a victorious Phil Mickelson walked off the final green after winning The Players on Sunday, he threw his arm around new coach and said, "First of many, Butch." But things weren't always so warm and fuzzy between instructor Butch Harmon and his new prized pupil. Just four years ago Harmon--who at the time was coaching Tiger Woods--slammed the then-majorless Mickelson, saying he would never win a big title unless he got over his "pathetic" obsession with driving the ball huge distances.
Phil Mickelson was playing so well at the Players last week, and has such a good record at this week's AT&T Classic at TPC Sugarloaf (three W's, last year by 13 strokes), it seemed well within the realm of possibility that the surging lefty might take advantage of a little-used Tour bylaw and parlay his Sawgrass victory Sunday into a late entry for Sugarloaf. How could he lose? It seemed he would be almost guaranteed to prevail, guaranteed to pad his FedEx Cup and World Ranking points, to edge closer to Tiger, to fatten his bank account by another $972,000.
It didn't take long for Butch Harmon to tweak Phil Mickelson's swing back into championship form. And though they're both mum on the subject of what specifically they've worked on, it's obvious that three changes to his setup have made Lefty's swing tighter, more balanced and easier to control.
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PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla., May 13 -- It was a two-man race in the final round of The Players on Sunday, but don't believe everything you saw on NBC. Yes, there was Phil Mickelson, the winner of 30 Tour titles, including three majors. There was his caddie, Jim MacKay (a.k.a. Bones). And there was the kid Mickelson was playing against, the 6-foot-2-inch, 165-pound winner of one John Deere Classic, Sean O'Hair (a.k.a. Bonier).
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) -- In his third week with a new coach, Phil Mickelson suddenly looks as good as ever.
IRVING, Texas -- Phil Mickelson hit nine of 14 fairways, tied for 45th in the 154-man field, during a first-round 69 at the EDS Byron Nelson Classic on Thursday.
Phil Mickelson is changing coaches, saying Monday he will start working with Butch Harmon with hopes of sorting out driver issues that cost him a chance to win the U.S. Open last year at Winged Foot.
New Orleans is known for minting first-time winners, but Nick Watney's slow waltz to victory at the Zurich Classic last weekend contained very little suspense, especially not after last year's heart-stopper by Chris Couch.
I'll get right to the point: I think it's time for Phil Mickelson to make a coaching change from Rick Smith to Butch Harmon. Here's why: Ten months ago Mickelson was on the verge of winning the U.S. Open and making a serious run at knocking Tiger Woods from the top spot in the World Ranking. Now Mickelson is a distant fourth in the ranking and has a horde of whippersnappers gaining on him fast. The cause of the slide? Mickelson's swing is a mess.
AUGUSTA, Ga., April 7 -- The last red number at Augusta National died quickly in the third round of the 2007 Masters. Stuart Appleby performed last rites with a pull-hooked drive into the trees on the 17th hole and six more awful strikes through forest and sand.
AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) -- They walked off Augusta National much the way they came on it, two by two, bundled against the cold. Their misery finally over, they trudged into the scorer's shack where the carnage could be tallied.
AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) -- On a day when the winds swirled and the greens hardened, Phil Mickelson carried two drivers in his bag to try and better navigate his way around Augusta National.
AUGUSTA, Ga., April 5 -- Justin Rose took only 20 putts.
Britain's Justin Rose and big-hitting American Brett Wetterich moved one shot clear at the 71st Masters while Phil Mickelson made a shaky start to his title defense in Thursday's opening round.
The appearance of the two most chronicled players in the game on a warm, cloudy Tuesday at Augusta National begged the question: Can anybody other than Phil Mickelson or Tiger Woods win this tournament?
AUGUSTA, Ga., April 1 -- It didn't take long for Phil Mickelson to put his stamp on the 2007 Masters.
(AP) -- About the only negative memory Phil Mickelson has of Sunday at the Masters last year was finishing his third round in the morning. The sudden clicks of a camera from the tower over the 18th tee when he was at the top of his swing led to a wild shot and ultimately a bogey that reduced his lead to one shot.
Fiji's Vijay Singh heads the field for the PGA Tour's Pods Championship this week at Innisbrook, where many of the tour's top players are skipping the re-scheduled, re-named event.
When Jack Vickers canceled the International three weeks ago, he laid the corpse at the feet of Tiger Woods, saying, "If something isn't done, you're not going to have a Tour. Right now, it's a one-man show". But the long-held belief that Woods alone drives ratings has taken a hit so far this year. Woods has played only twice, though at press time full ratings were not yet available for the Accenture Match Play. At the Buick Invitational viewership was down 8.2% on Sunday from the 2006 figure, even though Woods started in contention and rallied on the back nine to win. (It is still the most-watched golf broadcast of the season so far.) Meanwhile, Sunday ratings at Tiger-less Pebble Beach were up 19.0% for Phil Mickelson's cruise to victory, and they were up again the next week (31.1% over '06) when Mickelson lost the Nissan Open in a playoff to Charles Howell. The only other event that was broadcast on network television, the FBR Open, in which Woods didn't play and Mickelson missed the cut, posted rating
1. Byron Nelson. Eleven in a row will live forever, even if Lord Byron couldn't.
Tiger Woods has changed even the nomenclature of golf. He gave us Tiger Slam, idiomatic for winning four major championships in a row, but not in the same calendar year. And he originated cold-shafting, the term for starting predawn practice rounds without so much as a warmup shot.
THEY READ LIKE HANDWRITTEN notes from a bursting-proud grandmother. "Your beautiful children are very fortunate to have such a loving, devoted father. Congratulations on your life, Phil! You are most deserving."Or like cards that your sister might select from the "Encouragement" rack at the Hallmark store.
Charles Howell III ended a five-year title drought on the PGA Tour with a playoff victory over fellow American Phil Mickelson at the Nissan Open on Sunday.
Phil Mickelson spectacularly eagled the par-five 17th on his way to a share of the lead with Ireland's Padraig Harrington in the Nissan Open second round on Friday.
1. Phil Mickelson After a month of playing his way into shape, he was in complete control of his game -- physical and mental -- during a dominant win at Pebble Beach. He and Tiger Woods obviously have different ways of preparing, but the destination is the same. I can't wait to see them get it on at Augusta.
I traveled directly from the Phoenix Open to New York City for a staff meeting, along the way losing about 70 degrees and most of my good cheer. Being a California kid I often forget how miserable it is in most of the country this time of year, so while I am still thawing out from my cameo in NYC I want to offer some counsel to all of you would-be golfers suffering through the endless winter: start planning your trip to next year's Phoenix Open. Today. Right now. I don't care what you have to do to finance it -- break into the kids' piggy banks, dial back your 401(k) by a couple percentage points, give up lunch, whatever. Just get there in '08.
Phil Mickelson, usually a fast starter on the PGA Tour, is desperately searching for putting form as he heads to California's picturesque Monterey Peninsula for this week's Pebble Beach National Pro-Am.
Say this about Phil Mickelson -- he gives good press conference. After four months in hibernation, "Phil the Thrill" finally turned up this week at the Bob Hope Classic, giving us the chance for another installment of "What Phil Was Really Thinking."
TIGER AND PHIL have not duked it out on a golf course since late August, but that doesn't mean they've stopped competing with each other. Two and a half months after Woods introduced his course-design company, Tiger Woods Design, Mickelson is going public with his own architectural firm: Phil Mickelson Design. Mickelson was expected to announce his venture on Tuesday in Palm Desert, Calif., before making his season debut at the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic. Lefty, who co-designed the Lower course at Whisper Rock in Scottsdale, Ariz., in 2001, has already lined up two projects. The first is River Rock, a new development in North Carolina's Blue Ridge Mountains that will include a nine-hole par-3 course designed by his coach, Rick Smith. The second, Diamante Cabo, will be an exclusive development north of Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. Several other deals are in the works. Wonder if any will have trees down the left side of the 18th fairway?... Speaking of Winged Foot, everyone is in a rush to portray Mickelson's 72n
In the absence of Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson, former winner Retief Goosen grabbed a share of the spotlight at the season-ending Tour Championship on Thursday.
Inspired by an irrepressible Sergio Garcia and a hole-in-one from Paul Casey, Europe surged into a 10-6 lead over the U.S. on Saturday and need only four points from Sunday's singles to retain the Ryder Cup.
Two late birdies lifted American Tom Pernice junior into a one-point lead at the International when the rain-delayed second round was completed on Saturday.
Phil Mickelson, who will defend his PGA Championship title next week at Medinah Country Club's No. 3 Course in Illinois, does not expect the ultra-long, tree-lined layout to favor any particular style of player.
Phil Mickelson has admitted he will have to go back to the drawing board after his most intensive preparations yet for a British Open failed to produce the desired results.
Phil Mickelson rebounded from his U.S. Open meltdown with a fine opening round at the Western Open on Thursday but Tiger Woods continued to struggle.
Phil Mickelson rebounded from his final hole flop at last month's U.S. Open with an eagle on his last hole at Cog Hill for a four-under-par 67 that put him one shot off the early lead at the Western Open.
Australian Geoff Ogilvy edged into a one-stroke lead at two under par after eight holes of the final round of the U.S. Open at Winged Foot.
Britain's Colin Montgomerie, still chasing his first major title, upstaged U.S. Masters champion Phil Mickelson by taking an early one-shot lead in the U.S. Open first round.
Tiger Woods has just about everything he needs to be one of the world's most popular athletes except a rival.
U.S. Masters champion Phil Mickelson, aiming for a remarkable third straight major title, made a fine start to his U.S. Open campaign at Winged Foot with an even par 70.
Phil Mickelson believes strategy rather than power will decide this year's U.S. PGA Championship at the ultra-long Medinah Country Club in Illinois.
U.S. Masters champion Phil Mickelson is excited about his new-found ability to peak at the biggest events, regardless of his form in the build-up.
Just over two years ago, Phil Mickelson was weighed down with the unwanted tag of being arguably the best player in history not to have won a major championship.
The 70th U.S. Masters is poised for a gripping finish on Sunday with Phil Mickelson holding a slender one-shot lead after the weather-delayed third round.
Phil Mickelson's 13-stroke winning margin in the BellSouth Classic was the largest on the PGA Tour since Tiger Woods clinched the 2000 U.S. Open at Pebble Beach by 15 strokes.
Holder Phil Mickelson maintained his recent red-hot form by charging to a six-shot lead in the BellSouth Classic second round on Friday.
Phil Mickelson clinched his second major title with a one-shot victory in the weather-delayed U.S. PGA Championship at Baltusrol Golf Club on Monday.
Retief Goosen birdied four of the last six holes to give himself and Phil Mickelson a five and three victory over Tiger Woods and John Daly in the "Battle at The Bridges," in Rancho Santa Fe, California.
Just when Phil Mickelson ignored his idea of parring his way to the U.S. Open title, Pinehurst No. 2 slammed the door on his title dream on Saturday.
Phil Mickelson's U.S. Open hopes suffered a probably terminal blow as he slid to a seven-over-par 77 in the second round at Pinehurst on Friday.
Englishman David Howell shot five birdies in the first seven holes of his second round to earn a share of the lead in the rain-hit US Masters at Augusta.
The first round of the BellSouth Classic has been washed away by heavy rains for a second successive day as bad weather continues to plague the 2005 PGA Tour.
Phil Mickelson was clinging to a one-stroke lead over Tiger Woods with nine holes to play in the final round of the Doral Open.
A red-hot Phil Mickelson fired an eight-under-par 64 to grab a share of the first-round lead at the Doral Open as Tiger Woods lurked one shot back.
Phil Mickelson maintained his relentless progress in the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, shooting a second successive five-under 67 for an overall 20-under 196 and a lead of nine strokes in California.
U.S. Ryder Cup fans were again denied the chance to see world number four Phil Mickelson in practice on Thursday, 24 hours before golf's most intense team event gets under way at Oakland Hills.
A British Open leaderboard containing most of the biggest names in golf is being topped by a little-known US PGA Tour pro.
Frenchman Gregory Havret leads the field at the halfway stage of the Scottish Open, having picked up five shots in the last six holes to card a seven-under-par 64 for the second round.
Joe Ogilvie shot a bogey-free six-under 66 to take the lead in the New Orleans Classic after three rounds on Sunday -- with Phil Mickelson the big threat.
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