Phil Mickelson Heads ‘Authentic’ 2012 Golf Hall of Fame Induction Class

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Published: May 25, 2012

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Golf writer Andy Reistetter attended his third straight World Golf Hall of Fame Induction Weekend and came away once again with insight, inspiration and indelible impressions. Hopefully, you had a chance to attend in person or watch on Golf Channel. If not than join Reistetter and enjoy the highlights of a fantastic Induction Class that is pure class.

All five members of the Class of 2012—Dan Jenkins, Sandy Lyle, Hollis Stacy, Peter Alliss and Phil Mickelson—went into the Hall of Fame together but it seemed like there were two different classes; both good and honorable. The same notion must have been in the minds of the World Golf Hall of Fame staffers as the five inductees were grouped in a threesome and a twosome for the afternoon media interviews.

The two pedigrees were those that played the game at the highest level and those that brought that playing to us in terms of writing and television broadcasting for the last six decades.

Lyle, Stacy and Mickelson were elite amateur golfers that went on to win celebrated professional tournaments. Lyle won the Brabazon Trophy (sort of England's equivalent of the U.S. Amateur but all stroke play) and went on to win the 1985 Open at Royal St. George's, the 1987 PLAYERS Championship and the 1988 Masters. Stacy won three consecutive U.S. Girls Juniors before going on to win three U.S. Women's Opens and another LPGA major at the time in 1983—the Peter Jackson Classic.

Mickelson at age 20 won a professional event as an amateur and at age 41 is still a competitive factor on tour with four majors—three Masters and the 2005 PGA at Baltusrol.

While Hollis sat between Sandy and Phil in the afternoon session and referred to herself as "the door between two roses," she really is the third rose of the group.

The Hall of Famers spoke of their induction being "about the journey and the process and not the destination."

Phil recalled the...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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