Phil Mickelson In President’s Cup
Phil Mickelson has brought his confidence from winning the Tour Championship to the 2009 President’s Cup. Entering the final day of the Cup at Harding Park as the U.S. team’s wing man – 3-0-1 with three different partners, and perfectly ready to take on any of the Internationals for an 18-hole mentoring if the rules would allow. You can see the confidence in Phil’s eyes, he is having as much fun as anyone. His belief in his game is as high as ever. Phil is hitting fairways off the tee, he hits his ball long way, his irons are on target and he’s putting as well as ever.
At the President’s Cup this week, Mickelson has been paired with different players while number one player in the world Tiger Woods has looked good with Steve Stricker. What do you make of the American selections? Tiger Woods will take on Y.E. Yang in the ninth match of the day on Sunday. Yang came back to beat Tiger in the last major tournament of the year, the PGA Championship, Tiger would like to avenge that lost today. Phil will take on Retief Goosen in the 11th match of the Singles. Phil is expected to win his match, Goosen has not been the player we have become accustomed to over the years.
Golf is such a mental game, in viewing the President’s Cup this week, players have had their ups and downs and you can see it on their faces. Some of these players have lost some confidence in their games, while others have experienced their confidence soaring due to their play this week. Visualization is a big part of golf, which is a good reason why I like to include it in personal development discussions. Anyone that has played golf or watches it on television will see players stand behind their ball, they are visualizing the golf shot that they would like to achieve.
The United States team needs 5 points to win the cup, while the International team has to win eight of the twelve matches on Sunday. The U.S. team has to maintain their composure and play the way that they are capable of playing. The U.S. team was favored to win the President’s Cup and is good shape to close it out with a 12 1/2 – 9 1/2 lead over the International team. Phil Mickelson is second to last going off the tee, while Tiger Woods is ninth of the twelve matches. We should have a good idea in regards to the outcome of the President’s Cup by time the top two players in the world come to the close of their rounds of golf.
Flourish and Prosper,
Ellery Bennett
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