Mickelson Wants at Least One More Win in 2013 for Chance at Player of the Year

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Published: August 31, 2013

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Phil Mickelson, the man who has everything. Beautiful wife, great family, fabulous career, the Big House, the Big Jet, the Big Corporate Contracts. And yet there are some things he knows are missing.

What does the man who has everything want? Well, maybe a little prize called the Jack Nicklaus Trophy, given to the golfer voted Player of The Year. To get that, he needs more hardware.

Mickelson has had the good and bad fortune to play the bulk of his career during the Tiger Woods era. Good because a rising tide lifts all boats, and Woods' emergence increased prize money for everyone. Bad because Woods has had a habit of snagging trophies the way a great angler reels in trout.

Since his short debut season in 1996, Tiger Woods has been PGA Tour Player of The Year 10 times. He has 79 PGA Tour titles and 14 majors. From 1997 to the first half of 2008, he was nearly unstoppable, an immovable force. At least that was how it seemed.

During the window of opportunity that Woods has given players since the end of 2009, Mickelson has captured two additional majors but just three other tournaments.

He has fought his putter and his driver and his approach to the game. This year he has cobbled together some brilliant play, showing a great deal of determination in the face of adversity.

The biggest difficulty Mickelson faces are the numbers. His biggest annual victory count has been four tournaments while Woods has often racked up four, five, six or even more in a season.  

This year, Woods has five victories, and in most seasons, one of those would be a major and another guaranteed Player of the Year award for him. This year Woods won the Players and four good tournaments to date, but no majors.

That means Mickelson is at least in the running for Player of The Year because he won the British Open, a major. But he needs more, like a victory in the Playof...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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