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I'm a Phil Mickelson fan. Something about watching Lefty play (specifically when he gives competition to Mr. Woods) gets me excited. There's not too much better than watching either Woods or Mickelson duel (preferably against each other, but that hasn't happened for a while) on Sunday of a Major.

Unfortunately, though, Phil's had some issues lately. After his double-bogey on the 72nd hole of the 2006 U.S. Open, things just haven't quite been the same for Phil. Let's not forget that he won at the The Players Championship at the TPC at Sawgrass in early May, among publicity for switching to swing coach Butch Harmon. Since then, though, he's been at his worst.

He's missed 2 straight cuts. That's right--2 CUTS. That means after 2 days of play, he hasn't been within 10 strokes of the leader. And this is the 3rd ranked golfer in the world (behind Woods and Jim Furyk). Granted, he's had some injuries (wrist), and some swing-coach switching. But, Mickelson's troubles are frustrating for golf fans.

We all heard that the U.S. Open last month was supposed to be the hardest course in PGA history. And Phil didn't disappoint, by showing us how hard it was and shooting a 77 and 74 in 2 days to miss the weekend.

Phil played in Tiger Woods' AT&T Tournament this past weekend, and again, missed the cut. He'll play in Scotland this week, in an effort to ready himself for next week's British Open.

Prediction? I think it's a good sign that Mickelson has decided to play this week in Europe before the British, meaning that his wrist injury may be behind him. Perhaps he'll take this week to get his head on straight and be squared away for the British Open.

I'd really like a Woods/Phil battle on Sunday. I've been missing it for a while. Come back, Phil.

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