SF Examiner: Mickelson show he's still got it in victory at Pebble Beach

February 13, 2012 by Art Spander in articles, golf

By Art Spander
Special to The Examiner

This is the way you conquer Pebble Beach: You go out in the final round on the opening holes, the ones historically the easiest, and make birdies and maybe an eagle. Which is exactly what Phil Mickelson did Sunday.

Phil the Mick, Lefty, the guy who a few months from his 42nd birthday seemed on the downside of his career, overtook Pebble, playing partner Tiger Woods, Charlie Wi and everything and everyone else.

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Newsday (N.Y.): Woods falls further behind despite good round

February 11, 2012 by Art Spander in articles, golf

By Art Spander
Special to Newsday

PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. -- Tiger Woods isn't playing badly. His problem halfway through the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am is that more than a dozen other golfers are playing better, particularly Charlie Wi, who faced Woods as an amateur.

Woods shifted to shorter Monterey Peninsula CC on Friday in this tournament which uses a three-course rotation. He shot 2-under-par 68 for a two-round total of 136.

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