Green Posse

Phil Mickelson sleepwalked to his second Masters victory yesterday at Augusta National. This had to be one of the most boring Masters final rounds in recent memory as no one could mount any kind of charge to put the heat on Phil. If Fred Couples or Tiger Woods would have had average putting days, they would have at least made it interesting, but both putted like the flat stick was a club they’d never seen before.

Now we get to hear weeks of analysis from our friends at the Golf Channel touting the possibility of the “Phil Slam”. Mickelson would have to win the U.S. Open and the British Open to complete the Phil Slam and I just don’t see it happening. You can vote on the possibility here. And we’re not going to hear the end of Mickelson’s two-driver approach and what a genius he was for using it at Augusta. Yawn.

I am curious to see what the overnight ratings are for CBS, because I have to believe the numbers were way down with no one making a run and Tiger not being in the mix. It was exciting to see Tim Clark make a little noise as he’s a scrappy player that just doesn’t back down.

Augusta’s new length didn’t seem to play a factor in determining the outcome, but it was good to see the pros hitting long irons (and fairway metals) to some of the holes. But like the ad says, these guys are good and the added distance was a non-factor.

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