Can Phil Mickelson Repeat At The Players
posted in My Golf Stories, News |The tournamnet has been moved from its traditional spot in March to May. The move may help miss some rain but the wind may be a huge factor this week. TPC at Sawgrass is projected to be hard and fast.
Phil will have an opportunity to show case his great short game in these conditions. Over the past couple of years Phil has spent a lot time working on his full swing and neglected his short game. But recently Phil has gotten back on his short game agenda and is hoping to see some positive results this week. This tournament is very special to most of the participants. There is a lot of prestige in winning The Players Championship. The golf course is one of the toughest the tour plays all year and the field is always one of the very best.
None of the majors has as tough of a field as The Players. The Masters has one of the weakest fields all year. The field only has about 90+ players versuses a usually field of 156. The field is made up of several amateurs and other tour leaders from around the world. Then the cut is around 50 players. The PGA has several pros from that are non tourning players. The US Open and the British Open are open to open qualifying and this brings in a lot of non touring pros and seldom do many if any of these qualifiers make it to the weekend.
This should be an exciting week for the golf fan. If the tournament is close come Sunday afternoon then watch for the treacherous 17 to offer some drama.