Tiger Woods vs. Phil Mickelson at Quail Hollow? Not So Fast

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Published: April 28, 2010

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“The world’s top two players will battle it out it this week in Charlotte.”

“Woods and Mickelson will face off at the Quail Hollow Championship.”

These are just some of the numerous advertising messages being distributed to promote this week’s Quail Hollow Championship.

Now, it’s incorrect to say that this constitutes false advertising, because there is the possibility of a Woods vs. Mickelson showdown on Sunday afternoon, but for now, let’s just label it as “hopeful” advertising.

Golf is different than most other sports in that head-to-head battles rarely take place on a consistent basis, even when it comes to the top players in the world.

When the Lakers face off against the Cavaliers, it’s quite obvious that we will see a head-to-head battle between LeBron James and Kobe Bryant, unless one of the two is out with an injury.

When we watch the New York Mets take on the St. Louis Cardinals and Johan Santana is on the mound, we know that we will see a showdown between Santana and Albert Pujols during the course of that game.

That’s simply not the case in golf.

Although Woods and Mickelson win more often than most, there are literally 160 players in the field each week that have a legitimate chance to win if they get hot.

Over the past four years, despite being far and away the best two golfers on the face of the planet, how often have we actually seen Woods and Mickelson go head-to-head on Sunday afternoon with the tournament on the line?

Well, we have the 2007 Deutsche Bank Championship, where Woods and Mickelson were paired together in the final group on Sunday, and Mickelson fired a 66 to win the tournament by two strokes.

The next battle didn’t take place until the 2009 Masters, albeit Woods was out of action for half of the 2008 season with a knee injury. D...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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