Tag Archives: Phil Mickelson

Let’s Extinguish “The Match”

Posted on July 7, 2021 by Keith Hirshland

“Thank you sir, may I have another“ Chip Diller There I was, fingers at the keyboard, a television a dozen feet away, 90 minutes from the fourth iteration of The Match. I watched the first one, Tiger v Phil at … Continue reading →

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The SKINS Game Finally Met Its Match

Posted on May 25, 2020 by Keith Hirshland

“There are no new ideas in television. Just better execution of old ideas.” Don Ohlmeyer   The great producer Don Ohlmeyer created a made for television golf competition that took the world by storm and captured the imagination of sports … Continue reading →

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The Masters Needs THIS Guy To Start Winning Green Jackets

Posted on April 6, 2016 by Keith Hirshland

Let me correct myself right out of the gate. The Masters doesn’t NEED anything or anyone. But I firmly believe the annual Augusta golf get together would benefit most going forward if one player started winning the most coveted coat … Continue reading →

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The PGA TOUR Has Ruined Another Event… Go Figure

Posted on March 24, 2016 by Keith Hirshland

The PGA TOUR tried to make the WGC Dell Match Play more television friendly and all they did was make the early matches less watchable. Few thing are more simple in general or more compelling in sports than “win or … Continue reading →

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I’ve had my Fill of Phil

Posted on January 25, 2016 by Keith Hirshland

I have opined about Philip Alfred Mickelson on this site before and my hope is you didn’t mind because I am going to do it again. Flipping back and forth between sports events on TV Saturday I returned now and again to … Continue reading →

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Stick A Fork In Him, He’s Done

Posted on August 11, 2015 by Keith Hirshland

One of the greatest professional golfers of his, or for that matter any, generation will never win on a PGA TOUR sanctioned event again. “Join the chorus”, you yell, “way to go out on a limb,” you cry, “people have … Continue reading →

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The Best Golf Event You May Have Never Heard About

Posted on October 5, 2014 by Keith Hirshland

  Did you know last month a United States team played in, and won, a major international sports event? I’m not talking about the Mike Krzyzewski coached, highly paid, overly endorsed, NBA employed hoops team that came away from the … Continue reading →

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