Comments on: Mickelson heads up a short list of U. S. Open favorites

By: BD

BD — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 13:26:30 +0000

I didn’t realize Phil started on 10. He’s obviously still in contention.

Tiger is taking some flack for complaining about the greens, but he’s correct about the bumps. I saw a number of putts jumping during the afternoon broadcast.

By: Phil

Phil — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 20:16:06 +0000

Phil’s just finished with a 75, which is not as bad as it seems considering the leaders are at 70. Hopefully this is his one bad round. He missed about a half dozen inside 10 feet. With the ridiculously difficult conditions, it is hard to imagine in the afternoon wave breaking 75.
This conditions and this Open are quickly resembling 1972 when Nicklaus opened with a 71 - and shared the lead!

By: BD

BD — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 17:55:54 +0000

Seeing that Phil is 3-over after 1, I’d like to change my bet.

By: eml

eml — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 15:08:20 +0000

Sorry - just a quick second comment. I am surprised Angel Cabrera isn’t on anyone’s list of possible winners.

By: mel

mel — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 14:44:46 +0000

Thinking about your comment that they could send 118 guys home and it wouldn’t change the outcome. It must be tough for those guys. I’m sure somewhere in the back of their mind they think that if everything goes right for them they could win it. Then Thursday morning arrives and they find themselves 2 over after 2 holes (P. Sheehan and J. Mallinger as of this very moment) and the dream comes crashing down to earth.

By: BD

BD — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 13:32:41 +0000

He may not be a good VALUE at 8-1, but he has a better chance of winning than anyone else in the field.

The “law of averages” doesn’t apply. This isn’t a game of chance but rather a game of skill. If Phil has been playing as well as he ever has, that’s a reason to bet on him, not against him.

By: rexfordbuzzsaw

rexfordbuzzsaw — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 03:05:54 +0000

Phil is probably the worst bet in the field. He is the most popular player right now and playing at or near his career best. The law of averages says that will probably change. To be clear, Phil is probably the second best player in this field, but I doubt he wins this tournament near enough to make 8-1 a good bet.

By: BD

BD — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 16:23:58 +0000

You can’t dismiss the possibility of a dark horse. Lucas Glover wasn’t on the radar screen last year.
I agree with you that Mickelson seems like a lock to at least be in contention. If I had to wager on any one player to win it, I’d take him.