Mickelson Hoping Putter Use Good
Mickelson Hoping Putter Use Good
Phil Mickelson will return to Arizona for this week’s Waste Management Phoenix Open.The world number three is hoping to find his touch on the greens there.
The 39-year-old can expect a rousing reception from the galleries having attended nearby Arizona State University as a youngster and is already twice a winner of the tournament - renowned as one of the most raucous on the PGA Tour calendar.
Having finished last season strongly with victories at the Tour Championship and the HSBC Champions event, many expected Mickelson to maintain that form at the start of 2010.
However, despite a top-ten finish on the last of his three outings this term at the Pebble Beach Pro-Am, the American has yet to really hit the heights.
He chose to sit out last week’s WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship in order to spend time with his family and is now hoping to find top gear on his return. By the way, discount golf clubs store recommended PING Red Wood Putter for you.
Mickelson insists he is satisfied with his ball-striking this year and feels once he has regained his confidence with the putter he should be challenging for titles once again.
Asked to assess his season so far which, along with the eighth place at Pebble Beach, has yielded finishes of 19th and joint 45th, he responded: “They weren’t what I had hoped for. But they gave me a good idea of what I need to work on for the near term and the rest of the year. I’m starting to hit the ball very well.”
Mickelson has been a regular at the Phoenix Open since competing for the first time as an amateur in 1989, and emerged victorious in both 1996 and 2005.
Always a favourite with fans, he is received particularly well at TPC Scottsdale’s infamous par-three 16th - the noisiest hole in golf.
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