A great shot is when you pull it off. A smart shot is when you don't have the guts to try it. Phil Mickelson More Quotes by Phil Mickelson More Quotes From Phil Mickelson I know it is a fine line between testing the best players to the greatest degree and then making it carnival golf, the USGA (U.S. Golf Association) are doing the best they can to find that line, and a lot of times they do, and sometimes they cross over it. Phil Mickelson sports I didn't really have it today but I was able to close out the round with a couple of birdies and get it back to even, my iron play needs to be a little bit better. And when I miss a green I've got to be sharper around the greens. Phil Mickelson sports I finished the round off, even though I didn't quite have it there at the end, i had a nice simple round going and then I missed the last four fairways. Phil Mickelson sports I was worried about energy this week. And I just kind of ran out at the end. Phil Mickelson sports I look at 2000 as being kind of the benchmark at the U.S. Open as being the greatest golf I've ever witnessed and I believe has ever been played, and it sucked to have to play against him. Phil Mickelson sports I don't think (we) will ever see that level of play again, it was the most remarkable golf in the history of the game and I think unrepeatable. I think it was that good. Phil Mickelson sports Fifteen years ago my record against him sucked, and now it's okay, i'm doing better as time has gone on. Phil Mickelson sports We both struggled today, fortunately I’ve got my instructor here and I ’m going to get a little practice session in and try to get this right. Phil Mickelson sports It really does feel good to finally get the scores out of it, to know that I am playing well, i know that, as I look back on those other victories here, how special they were... I've got a little bit of work to get my ball striking back to that level that I need it to be for tomorrow's round. But it's fun to be back in the thick of it. Phil Mickelson sports I fought hard today, the golf course was playing much more difficult with the firm greens and the wind picking up. Phil Mickelson sports I am very pleased with the way I am striking the ball, the way I am chipping, putting, i thought I was going to shoot a lot lower than I did... I didn't expect to play one over( par) coming in. But I'm not going to complain because I made a lot of good putts on the front( nine). Phil Mickelson sports It was a fun start to the year. I've had a lot of time off, it was fun to get back into the swing of it, i had a good solid round. Phil Mickelson sports The entire Presidents Cup is going to come down to tomorrow's singles matches. Phil Mickelson sports I came out of my 3-wood a little bit so it was very short, and I didn't catch my next 3-wood that great, so I was left with 60 yards back into the wind. It was a perfect shot I could spin. It might not be a bad way to play the hole given those wind conditions. But I was disappointed I missed that putt. I had about a 6-footer. That would have been a heck of a par on that hole. Phil Mickelson sports That was fun day, i still feel I left three or four shots out there. Phil Mickelson sports Chambers Bay’s a special course in that there are a lot of different shots to play to a lot of different pins, if you play the highest percentage shot Chambers Bay’s not Chambers Bay. But if you don’t know what [ the right ] shot is, there is a lot of penalty there. Phil Mickelson sports I feel like I ’m a lot closer, but I’ve been saying that for months now and it has n’t quite clicked, but these last five days I’ve had the biggest strides in my game. I ’m controlling my misses better and I ’m hitting a lot more good shots. Phil Mickelson sports I could say maybe I got a little lethargic, when I started last year, I was a little hurt and my speed wasn't where it needed to be and my back was aching and consequently it led to a terrible year. Phil Mickelson sports But I'm excited with what's going to happen the rest of the year. I'm excited with where I see my game going. ...It's kind of like, you have got to take baby steps. Phil Mickelson sports If you count money for those last three or four months, you're giving the bottom half of the tour a three-month head start over ultimately the top guys. Phil Mickelson sports
