2013 Presidents Cup: Is It Time for Another Tiger Woods-Phil Mickelson Pairing?

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Published: October 1, 2013

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Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson have never been overly fond of one another; that much has been evident for more than 15 years.

They are certainly civil to one another. They don’t often go out of their way to criticize each other, but you will also never see them going out to dinner or even communicating very much off of the golf course.

While the media has a tendency to over-dramatize the relationship between Woods and Mickelson, let’s just say that these two men have never been accused of being great friends.

This type of friction is almost inevitable when considering that these two men are far and away the best golfers of this generation and have for decades been competing against one another both on and off of the golf course.

Add in some distinct personality differences and it should come as little surprise that Mickelson and Woods have never been the best of friends.

Although Woods and Mickelson have only been paired together twice during team events (both times at the 2004 Ryder Cup), perhaps we have been underestimating the negative impact that this rivalry has had on the entire American team for more than 15 years now.

Woods and Mickelson are the leaders of the American team and have been for quite some time.

Even going back to the early 2000s, while these two men were not the most veteran players on those teams, they were still looked up to as leaders based on their accomplishments on the golf course and their level of celebrity off of the course.

As with any team, players look up to leaders. They want to learn from them and form some kind of relationship or bond with players that they have admired and looked up to for most of their careers.

But when the two undisputed leaders of the team are not overly fond of one another and cannot seem to play together, an awkward atmosphere begins to form that can quickly reverberate throughout the enti...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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