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The Best Excuse Phil Mickelson Could Use For His Absence From The Tour Championship
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The Best Excuse Phil Mickelson Could Use For His Absence From The Tour Championship -
October 30th, 2005
As you have hopefully read, Phil has decided to not play in next week's Tour Championship. It was vaguely cited that he made a personal, private decision to not play.
What do you think would have been a better excuse? I would have gone with the standard "The dog ate my clubs/plane ticket/competitiveness" excuse. Or maybe he has to pack his kids' lunches next week because the school is serving disgusting sloppy joes. |
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October 30th, 2005
He has a good feeling about the football games taking place that weekend, and really wants to see his bets pay off in person instead of being stuck on a golf course finishing T28 in a 30-man field.
I think it's lame, and exposes just a little bit of the phoniness Phil's got. He doesn't enjoy playing against Tiger and the other top-tier players because they routinely eat his lunch unless he's playing ultra-hot. Phil isn't a grinder. And giving back to the fans? The Tour Championship is a little bit of a give-back, a little bit of a made-for-TV event that fans can appreciate, seeing the top-tier guys battle it out. Phil to the fans this time? The middle finger.  Erik J. Barzeski What I Play: 909D3 9.5°, UST ProForce V2 Stiff | 909F3, 15°, UST ProForce V2 Stiff | 909H, 17°, UST ProForce V2 Stiff | Forged AP2 or TM RAC MB TP Smoke, Project X 6.0 | Vokey Oil Can Spin Milled 54.10/60.04 | 33" Scotty Cameron Putter (model varies) | Pro V1x | Leupold GX-I Laser Rangefinder Where I Play: Lake View Country Club (72.4/139), Whispering Woods Golf Club (72.2/141) How I Want to Play: 2009 Goals |
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October 30th, 2005
I tend to compare sporting events to one another and I consider the Tour Championship as the same as the All-Star game for major leaguers. All the top-tier guys for that year play in this certain event, and I do believe it is not their choice to play in the event but it is their duty to play in this event. For example, the Major League Baseball All-Star game which ended in a tie a few years ago ended up changing the rules to whatever league wins gets World Series home field advantage. By doing this it eliminated players from not showing up and only playing a selected few ings, and now the MLB All-Star game is back to were it once was, giving back to the fans. Sure, Phil said it was personal reason for not attending the upcoming event, maybe be true, it may not. I believe all players who qualify should play for the fans, other wise "These Guys Wouldn't Be Rich."
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Re: The Best Excuse Phil Mickelson Could Use For His Absence From The Tour Championship
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Re: The Best Excuse Phil Mickelson Could Use For His Absence From The Tour Championship
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Re: The Best Excuse Phil Mickelson Could Use For His Absence From The Tour Championship -
November 4th, 2005
Your comment stuck in my mind... we should have given you credit... but here it is! Thanks DBake and I'm glad you're enjoying the podcast.
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Re: The Best Excuse Phil Mickelson Could Use For His Absence From The Tour Championship
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Re: The Best Excuse Phil Mickelson Could Use For His Absence From The Tour Championship -
November 4th, 2005
I wasn't looking for credit, but thanks any ways, you guys doing a great job on their!
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Re: The Best Excuse Phil Mickelson Could Use For His Absence From The Tour Championship
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Re: The Best Excuse Phil Mickelson Could Use For His Absence From The Tour Championship -
November 9th, 2005
Just wondering,Any of you hero's ever take a day off from work just cause you don't want to go or need a mental day off? Yeah I know I'm a Phill fan but jeez stop all the nit picking he has a life away from golf accept it for christ sake.
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Re: The Best Excuse Phil Mickelson Could Use For His Absence From The Tour Championship
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Re: The Best Excuse Phil Mickelson Could Use For His Absence From The Tour Championship -
November 9th, 2005
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And, as noted in the Podcast and the live coverage, even Tim Finchem was "very disappointed" in Phil's decision not to appear. That the guy is such a fake only adds to my displeasure with his "personal, private reasons." He couldn't even be honest and just say "I promised my kids I'd take them trick-or-treating" (if that was, in fact, the reason). Erik J. Barzeski What I Play: 909D3 9.5°, UST ProForce V2 Stiff | 909F3, 15°, UST ProForce V2 Stiff | 909H, 17°, UST ProForce V2 Stiff | Forged AP2 or TM RAC MB TP Smoke, Project X 6.0 | Vokey Oil Can Spin Milled 54.10/60.04 | 33" Scotty Cameron Putter (model varies) | Pro V1x | Leupold GX-I Laser Rangefinder Where I Play: Lake View Country Club (72.4/139), Whispering Woods Golf Club (72.2/141) How I Want to Play: 2009 Goals |
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Re: The Best Excuse Phil Mickelson Could Use For His Absence From The Tour Championship
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Re: The Best Excuse Phil Mickelson Could Use For His Absence From The Tour Championship -
November 9th, 2005
hm.. am I missing something? When I take a day off work and my co-workers are asking "why did you take the day off?" - I'm simply saying - it's none of your f'ing business... Why is there so much made out of people not playing in a tournament? Phil is doing this for years, that's his schedule and I don't think he needs excuses (good or bad). Let them be. Nobody is questioning Tiger why he played only 21 events this year... oh wait - it's EXACTLY the same number of events, that Phil played ?!?
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