Players Championship 2013: Top Golfers in Trouble Heading Towards US Open

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Published: May 13, 2013

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In the wake of Tiger Woods' big win at the 2013 Players Championship, a few top players have escaped notice due to their poor play.

With the 2013 U.S. Open just weeks away, these struggling golfers are not looking good heading towards the second major tournament of the PGA season.

Whether due to health concerns or plain old poor play, these top golfers must find a way to fix what ails them or suffer an early exit in June when the U.S. Open kicks off.

 

Phil Mickelson (No. 10 in the World)



It's been a strange year for Lefty. 

He won the Waste Management Phoenix Open in early February and posted a couple of top-three finishes. But Mickelson's season has been marred by two missed cuts—one of which occurred at the Players Championship—and a handful of underwhelming showings.



Mickelson's troubles at TPC Sawgrass stemmed from his inability to get the ball into the fairway off the tee, which in turn caused him to struggle with his approach shots. In his two rounds before being cut, he only hit 50 percent of all fairways and 55.56 percent of greens.

While players like Woods and Rory McIlroy have opted to take less distance off the tee in favor of accuracy, Mickelson continues to struggle off the tee with his driver. Perhaps a more conservative approach is needed.

But Lefty has never been one to go that route.

 

Graeme McDowell (No. 8 in the World)



McDowell won the U.S. Open in 2010, but the way he's playing of late doesn't bode well for his chances of winning the tournament in 2013.

The Northern Irish golfer missed the cut at the Masters and at the Players Championship—the two biggest tests of the year thus far—and played poorly at the Arnold Palmer Invitational.

McDowell's biggest struggle at TPC Sawgrass was his inability to make putts. He finishe...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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