# Phil Mickelson's horrible play this week

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**Created:** [January 30, 2009, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phil-mickelsons-horrible-play-this-week/483796 "2009-01-30T23:29:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2009, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phil-mickelsons-horrible-play-this-week/483796/1 "2009-01-30T23:29:09Z")

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Phil will miss the cut at the Phoenix Open with two horrible rounds of 76 and 73. I know this is just one tournament and it is an easy one to get distracted at. Still, this can’t be the start Phil wanted to this year. He’ll be under a lot of pressure at Torrey Pines next week as these are two events Phil usually does well in.

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**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\
**Post date:** [January 31, 2009, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phil-mickelsons-horrible-play-this-week/483796/2 "2009-01-31T02:22:25Z")

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Long way to go. I wait.

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**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\
**Post date:** [January 31, 2009, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phil-mickelsons-horrible-play-this-week/483796/3 "2009-01-31T02:26:26Z")

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Yes, but I think Phil’s best chance to win a major is at the Masters. Phil doesn’t want to stumble into the Masters. He’d much rather go in with a 1st or second on the West Coast swing and a competitive Florida tournament.

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**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\
**Post date:** [January 31, 2009, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phil-mickelsons-horrible-play-this-week/483796/4 "2009-01-31T03:35:09Z")

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He’ll turn 39 this year. While for a golfer that is not old, they generally have started to fall off of their peak performance by then (which usually averages around 31-34 years of age). He may not ever win a major again.

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**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\
**Post date:** [January 31, 2009, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phil-mickelsons-horrible-play-this-week/483796/5 "2009-01-31T04:04:46Z")

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Then he might win 4. Golf can not be predicted very well. The Majors favor shot makers and putters.

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**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\
**Post date:** [January 31, 2009, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phil-mickelsons-horrible-play-this-week/483796/6 "2009-01-31T04:18:03Z")

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> [@John\_DiFool](#):
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> He’ll turn 39 this year. While for a golfer that is not old, they generally have started to fall off of their peak performance by then (which usually averages around 31-34 years of age). He may not ever win a major again.

If he grows his man-boobs back out to Colin Montgomerie proportions and maintains that goofy “aw shucks, me?” grin about himself, he’s a shoo-in.