Perhaps the more obvious question is, WHY is Phil playingthis week? After all, he finished T5 at Wells Fargo the week before THE PLAYERS... and then missed the cut. He said he was too tired when he arrived at Sawgrass.
It begs the question, doesn't it? The US Open is next week, the major he needs for the career Grand Slam... and the one where he has finished runner-up six times. He NEEDS to be fresh!
We all recognize he loves to play the week before a main, if you want to sharpen his game. It has labored in the beyond, but it is while he was more youthful. This strategy may be much less powerful as he ages.
And at the same time as the analysts may forget, I think his arthritis is a part of the cause he tires greater effortlessly nowadays. Anyone who takes a medicine frequently can inform you that, although they are grateful for the drugs and that it enables with some thing situation it's supposed to manipulate, the medication itself has an impact on their our bodies... And generally, tiring greater easily is one of these consequences. That's simply the manner lifestyles is.
But I do assume one component is different this week. As Phil informed the media approximately this week's course, TPC Southwind:
?I feel the first-class manner for me to put together for the U.S. Open is to get in competition and get sharp mentally and with my recreation,? Mickelson stated. ?That?S what playing here in Memphis does. Precision is a key aspect at this path.
“[TPC Southwind] doesn’t beat you up with length, you don’t have to go out and bomb it. You’ve got to be precise with every shot off the tee.” Quail Hollow is long and demanding, and I don't think Phil took that into account. He shot 64-69 on the weekend on a course that plays roughly 7600 yards. That's probably not the best strategy to keep yourself fresh. But TPC Southwind is under 7250 yards, and Phil routinely plays well there.
So how will Phil play this week? I know what he should do. He should forget about winning the tournament and just work on getting the ball in play and putting decently. If he does that AND somehow wins the event, that's fine.
But I'm afraid Phil will cross all out to attempt to win this event, especially seeing that he has two T2s and a T3 in the remaining 5 years. And if he does that, with Shinnecock scheduled to mess around 7450 yards, what will occur subsequent week is all and sundry's wager.
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