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Phil Mickelson: what he brings to “The Match: Champions for Charity”

By Tim Letcher

ORLANDO, FLORIDA - MARCH 06: Phil Mickelson of the United States plays a shot on the 12th hole during the second round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational Presented by MasterCard at the Bay Hill Club and Lodge on March 06, 2020 in Orlando, Florida. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
ORLANDO, FLORIDA - MARCH 06: Phil Mickelson of the United States plays a shot on the 12th hole during the second round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational Presented by MasterCard at the Bay Hill Club and Lodge on March 06, 2020 in Orlando, Florida. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) /
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After beating Tiger Woods in the first version of “The Match”, Phil Mickelson hopes that he and partner Tom Brady can do the same on Sunday.

Phil Mickelson is one of the greatest golfers of all-time and he’s ready for Sunday’s “The Match: Champions for Charity”.

Mickelson has won 44 times on the PGA Tour, which is ninth in the history of the tour. He has also won five major championships and has won every major except the U.S. Open. In that event, he has been second, or tied for second, a whopping six times.

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Mickelson will partner with Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady to take on Tiger Woods and former NFL quarterback Peyton Manning in Sunday’s event. The match will be played at Medalist Golf Club in Hobe Sound, Florida and will be broadcast on TNT.

Mickelson and Woods have been rivals for many years, and Woods has had most of the best of the rivalry. Woods has won a record-tying 82 PGA Tour events, including 15 majors.

But when the two met in the first edition of “The Match”, it was Mickelson who prevailed, winning on the 22nd hole to claim the $9 million first prize. Now, Woods will look for revenge.

Mickelson brings a number of things to an event like this. He will bring his trash talking game for sure, especially after topping Woods last time around. But as far as the actual golf, Mickelson can still hit the long ball, although he doesn’t always know where it’s going.

However, despite the fact that Mickelson can often find himself in trouble, perhaps no player since Seve Ballesteros has been able to get himself out of trouble better than Lefty.

The other part of Mickelson’s game that has never been in question is his short game. Mickelson combines an incredibly creative imagination with a deft touch to hit some of the most amazing short game shots that sometimes don’t seem to be real.

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Mickelson is also a streaky, but solid putter. His touch allows him to be bold on the greens and take chances because he knows that he can make his three or four foot putt coming back if he misses.

Mickelson’s chance taking could prove to be good or bad in a format such as Sunday’s event.

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