Mickelson has beaten Woods head-to-head

Of their last dozen pairings, Mickelson has beaten Woods head-to-head on eight of people days and tied him once. Mickelson has had the sport in the last five final-round match-ups.

Mickelson daftly explained Taylormade Rocketballz Irons  his recent run against Woods saying, I just feel totally inspired messing around with him. He reveals some of my absolute best golf.

The 41-year-old meant Woods, but also, he could have meant Woods' former coach, Butch Harmon, who revealed to Mickelson mental performance games his ex-pupil plays to stifle his competition. Harmon shared some of the tactics publicly this year, including how Woods times putting out and arriving to the tee, as well as how Woods paces himself not like his playing partner.

Mickelson didn't acknowledge the playbook, but said simply at the time, "There are a number of reasons I merely shouldn't enter, but there has been a difference."

On Sunday, Mickelson didn't have to have a Jedi mind trick to get in Tiger's head. His engage in with the gate was enough.

Mickelson displayed a balance between touch and aggression, which are essential to success on Pebbles Poa annua greens exactly the same TaylorMade RocketBallZ Driver surfaces whose bumps drove Woods out of the Clambake in 2002. That of a contrast from a season ago, when Mickelson would have been a potential liability external to of three feet.

It's unclear what sparked Mickelson's resurgence using the flat stick, but perhaps his brief stint with the belly putter last fall could have done discount golf clubs some good. To start, it didn't apparently hurt.

Woods made headlines immediately by suggesting his strategy to abolish the belly putter. Given his Mickelson-esque performance with short putts on Sunday, he may want to think about spending time with one.