US Open Golf 2013: Phil Mickelson Is Bound to Win Golf’s 2nd Major Eventually

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Published: June 17, 2013

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Nobody in history has more second-place finishes at the U.S. Open than Phil Mickelson, who has six after finishing in second place in the 2013 U.S. Open at Merion.

However, second-place finishes aren't all bad, especially when you consider the other great golfers in the history of the sport who have piled up near-misses. As ESPN Stats & Info points out, Jack Nicklaus finished his career with 19 second-place finishes in majors, while Arnold Palmer had 10:



Both of the men with more second-place finishes than Mickelson were also the most prodigious golfers of their time. 

Eventually, Mickelson will finally break through and win a U.S. Open. 

He's too good not to win at least one before he retires. 

Honestly, if not for a few bad shots, Mickelson should have won on Sunday. Unfortunately for him, it's impossible to say they were uncharacteristic mistakes. Mickelson is the king of up-and-down golf, as noted by Jason Sobel of Golf Channel:



At one point, Mickelson sandwiched two double bogeys with a birdie between No. 3 and No. 5. He has a tendency to run hot, get bold and then make poor shots on aggressive lines. When he's on, Mickelson comes up with more highlight-reel shots on a regular basis, like the shot he made on No. 10 from the right-hand rough.



He didn't stay hot for long afterwards, though, shooting three bogeys down the home stretch to finish the day at four-over par. 



One day in the future, Mickelson will stay hot long enough to pull ahead of the field and coast home for an easy win. 

Like Nicklaus and Palmer, Mickelson is one of the game's all-time greats.



Not only is he a brilliant player, but he's a good guy.

He cares as much about winning as he does about going home on a Tuesday to make sure he's there for his daughter's graduation during U.S. Open we...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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