Wow. What a spectacular round of golf Phabulous Phil Mickelson played at Muirfield. A phive under par 66 in the final round, including 4 birdies on the last 6 holes? On that course? Phantastic. Those lucky golf phans in attendance definitely got their money's worth if they were phollowing him around. OK, enough with the ph thing. Besides, if I remember my high school chemistry class right, the ph factor has to do with acids and alkalis. Nevertheless, this course was quite a litmus test for all the golfers. Sorry. Couldn't resist.
Mickelson was a full five shots behind the leader Lee Westwood entering the final round. Westwood is generally known as the best player to never win a major. And the always pesky and dangerous (not to mention hyped to the max) Tiger Woods was 3 shots clear of him as well.
But on Sunday, Mickelson did something amazing. He smoked Woods by 8 shots and Westwood by 9. That's a whole bunch of strokes in any single round of any tournament, let alone the final day of a "major". Mickelson would later say it was probably the best round of golf he's ever played. Considering his long and distinguished career -- that's saying a lot.
Let's not forget, the week before, Phil won the Scottish Open. A few missed 3-4 foot putts along the way notwithstanding, it would appear Mickelson and his family have had a jolly good time in merry old England for the last couple weeks. And a few more million bucks probably don't hurt much either. It's good to be one of Mickelson's kids right now. Talk about bragging rights. And somehow, I don't think they'll be taking a bus to school any time soon, while toting a lunch box with a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, vanilla wafers, and an apple inside for the teacher. Just a hunch.
At any rate, hats off to Phil Mickelson for his magnificent performance in the final round of the 2013 British Open. A worthy champion indeed.
I wish I could fone him and tell him what a fenomenal job he did.
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