Phil pulls one out of his hat

So Phil just about lost this last Sunday out at Riviera in L.A..  It looked like he was going to pull his patented slide down the leader board after the turn, but he turned it around with a string of birdies on the back 9 and finished 1 ahead of Steve Stricker.

I like to see Phil win.  He has a ton of talent, and I really like to see folks give Tiger a run for his money.  I just wish that Phil could get out of his own way more often.  When they show a close up of him before he hits a shot, he looks like he's got about 10,000 thoughts per second running through there.  I think if he could shut that off, he would avoid some of the meltdowns he's been subject to historically.

Also of note at the tournament, it was nice to see Fred Couples playing well again.  He really has one of the prettiest swings in golf.  Houstonian K.J. Choi finished tied for 3rd, which is nice.