We half-expected to see a resurgence on Sunday in the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, but most of us imagined it going a little differently. This was supposed to be Tiger Woods tournament to win; it was supposed to be some sort of career defining moment for perhaps the greatest golfer to ever play the game, and we watched intently to see if the 35-year old could find the magic.
What we saw could have been classified as a larceny, because Phil Mickelson absolutely stole the show.
Mickelson birdied two, four, and five. He eagled the Par 5 sixth. Woods bogeyed seven, eight, and nine, and by the time the pair made the turn it was obvious that Tiger was no longer the story. It was a day of opposites to the two mega-stars who will be eternally linked as the two greatest players of their generation, and that’s been the case for quite some time.
Mickelson carded a 64 and won the tournament by three strokes, while Woods shot a 75 and slid all the way back into a tie for 15th pla...
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