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Your Deadspin U.S. Open Preview

We don't know much about golf, but we do know that The U.S. Open Is Important. Therefore, with the Tiger Watch teeing off tomorrow, we asked resident golf impresario Shane Bacon, of Dogs That Chase Cars, to preview it for us. So here goes. More »

the bogey man's comin' to getcha

Lefty Loses The Scottish Open In Style

I don't follow golf. Never have, only will when I'm older and need a good way to hide from my goddamn wife and kids who won't stop bugging me to take them to the fucking movie theatre to see some shitty ass flick that probably stars Hillary Duff. More »

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Finally, We Know Why Phil Mickelson Didn't Choose Football Or Rugby As His Profession

Phil Mickelson wasn't fortunate enough to make the cut at the U.S. Open this weekend, but it's just as well. Better he escape now with his life than stay through the weekend and endure such danger. More »

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We Suck At Everything, Apparently

I realize that golf isn't that big of a deal here at Deadspin, unless Tiger Woods is whiffing on an awkward high-five, or Phil Mickelson is choking away a tournament on the 72nd hole. But the Ryder Cup is one of the few events in sports when the competitors involved care about the outcome as much as the fans do. The intensity involved is matched by few other events on the sports calendar. For evidence of this, watch the end of it tomorrow, and if the Europeans win, Colin Montgomerie might actually jump. More »

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Luke Donald's Going To Need A Huge Pair Of Balls

I'm going to try to not make this post entirely about Tiger Woods, as tomorrow's golf post will probably be entirely about Tiger Woods. But yeah, Tiger Woods is tied with Luke Donald for the lead of the PGA Championship after 54 holes. Tiger Woods, Tiger Woods, Tiger Woods. More »

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Keith Van Horn's Contribution To Society Has Been Judged More Valuable Than Yours

We all know and have long ago accepted that professional athletes make too much damn money, but nothing hammers that point home quite like peeking at SI.com's list of the 50 highest-earning American athletes in sports and seeing Chris Webber, Michael Finley, Jason Giambi, and Stephon Marbury all in the Top 30. More »

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Phil Mickelson Resumes Being Phil Mickelson

After a couple of major wins, Phil Mickelson let go of a stranglehold he had on the U.S. Open and collapsed on the 18th hole today at Winged Foot. Lefty's train wreck handed the victory to Australian Geoff Ogilvy, a guy who's not real well-known outside of the small group of habitual Golf Channel viewers. More »

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Mickelson and Some Guy Tied For U.S. Open Lead

I suppose we should talk about something other than soccer at some point here today. How about golf? Alright, golf it is. To be honest, and I know it's terribly unfair to the other golfers involved, but without Tiger Woods present... I can't get all that excited about it (although, to tell the truth, I still can't get excited about anything other than soccer, as Jorge Larrionda has made me finally able to comprehend what drives people to hooliganism). More »

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Fun With Juxtaposition

We know this is more the realm of our George Clooney-stalking sisters at Gawker, but we couldn't help but notice this perhaps poorly placed headline-photo combination on the New York Times Web site. More »

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The Dull Phil Mickelson

We tend to agree with The Mighty MJD: We have a hard time getting too excited about Phil Mickelson winning the Masters. He falls in that place now that's difficult for sports fans to follow or get behind: Completely lacking in storyline. Mickelson for years was the talented guy who could never win a major, and we watched him because of that: Either he'd win one and we'd all rejoice, or he'd turn into Greg Norman. Either way, we'd get something out of it. More »

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That Was Not As Much Fun As It Should Have Been


Phil Mickelson is your 2006 Masters winner. There was no drama on 18, there was no big finish. The 18th was just a formality. Phil Mickelson bumrushed the field, or perhaps more accurately, let the field bumrush themselves, en route to an easy green jacket. More »

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Masters Morning Mayhem

Golf was on at 8 a.m. this morning, which was a pretty good way to ensure that I wouldn't be watching it. But I missed some compelling action, it seems. More »

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Mickelson's Wife Openly Mocks Him (Again)

We've always kind of assumed golfer Phil Mickelson's wife is always laughing at him. Her attractiveness level vastly exceeds his — like, vastly — he's more famous for losing at golf than for winning and, all told, he's kind of doof (and a notoriously bad gambler — but we won't get into that here). Well, she had a new reason to doubt her decision to marry him at the British Open last week: He filled his rental car with Diesel fuel. To quote Ms. Mickelson: More »