Mickelson's win over Woods is whatever you want it to be

Over the weekend, while you were sleeping off your Saturday night, Phil Mickelson knocked off two of the top players of the last decade en route to capturing the splashy HSBC Champions in Shanghai. Sign of great things to come, or meaningless victory in a faraway land? Great thing is, there's evidence for both Tiger's and Phil's camps!Phil fans can take heart in the fact that Mickelson handily dusted Tiger, extending a two-shot lead to six shots early in the match and making sure that the world's No. 1 never got within shouting distance again. Lefty also dispatched Ernie Els, fighting through some typical Lefty-esque flubs -- he actually whiffed on a flop shot on the 16th -- but held on to win by a single stroke. It was one of his more impressive performances in some time, and when combined with his Tour Championship victory, you've got to figure Phil's game is as sharp as it's ever been. Oh, and there's this: in the two final rounds they've playe...