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  • 2:25 Monty has a butter swing in my view

  • Tigers drunk whatt?! Hes pissed? 1:04..

    JK HES OBVIOUSLY MAD!

  • fuck its pretty easy to criticise phils choice in drive now looking back at what happened. he mad the right choice but it didnt pay off so untill your his caddy stop trying to choose his clubs for him.

  • ben hogan is offically rolling over in his grave

  • *falls asleep*

  • The way Phil was hitting the ball, I don't know if he would've been able to hit an iron onto the fairway.

    A 50-yard banana slice with the driver doesn't magically translate into a long iron ripped right down the middle.

    He needed a par to win, bogey for a playoff. If he hit even a 20-yard slice with the driver he would've had a half-decent chance to make par. He hit a horrible shot then made a worse decision.

  • Phil could not hit the fairway in the late going with driver or any wood he would have tried. Woods were a lost cause for phil at that moment. He should have just swallowed his pride a bit or many would say just be practical and hit his lowest iron of the tee and he hits irons as far as anyone then and now and be around 220 or so back and hit the same 3 or 4 iron again, all he needed was bogie. If he was off the green just chip it on and 2 putt. Idiot ? STUBBORN YES.

    After he agreed iron iron

  • 3 players blew this one. If Harrington had parred the last 4 holes he's have finished on top. If Phil had parred the last he'd have finished on top....but worst of all if Monty had hit the green from the fairway at 18 he'd have won it. He only needed one decent (not even a 7/10 shot) mid iron and he was the champ!

  • @Ligerpride Furyk also blew a short par putt on the last hole. And let's not forget that none of these guys would've had a shot if Ogilvy hadn't become unglued in the middle of the round!

  • who was that at 0:19?

  • @chilibro pretty sure it was Padraig Harrington, but not sure

  • @chilibro retief goosen mayby

  • If Phil hit a hybrid he would've been 200+ yards out and it probably would've been from the rough, the way he was hitting it that day. He wasn't carrying a 3-wood that day.

    A 50-yard slice with a driver doesn't magically translate into a hybrid striped down the middle.

    If Phil only needed to make a 5, I see your point but Phil needed a 4 to win. Driver gave himself the best chance to win; he just hit a terrible shot. The second shot was a horrible decision though.

  • @DanielSong39 he should not have hit driver no matter what. He's long enough he can put an iron in that fairway a solid 240 down the middle. The problem was he was trying to hit a cut. Shaping a shot on the 18th hole with a driver on the toughest course in US Open history with a one stroke lead, that just screams bad idea.

  • Poor course management by Phil cost him this U.S. Open

  • Phil was the last one to choke - he wasn't the only one to choke nor did he have the worst choke.

    Geoff Ogilvy had control of the tournament as he took a 2-stroke lead in the middle of the final round. He made 4 bogeys coming down the stretch and needed a chip-in and an up-and-down just to finish at 5 over.

    Furyk had a 5-foot putt to finish at 5 over and missed.

    Montgomery was at 4-over and was in the middle of the 18th fairway. A terrible shot and an inexplicable three-putt doomed him.

  • @DanielSong39 Unfortunately Phil's "choke" was completely avoidable if he had just hit a 3 wood or an iron or hybrid he could've parred out and won. The 18th was 450 yards, he easily could've been on in 2 if he hit 3 wood.

  • @DanielSong39 ogilivy brought them all back into it by falling into a hole with a few holes to play, it was his to lose halfway through as you said. They all choked yes but had ogilivy been more solid it would have probably shut the door alot earlier.

  • looks like phil mickelson has three you tube accounts!

  • maybe he coulda hit a draw instead off the tee? looked like more branches were hangin on the left side. woulda been his 3rd major in a row. though i don't think he woulda won the british that year. it was the course in which tw won and only hit his driver twice on. not sure lefty coulda been that disicplined

  • This was Fail Mickelson at his best.

  • people forget that phil wasnt the only one to fail. Monty just needed a par on the last hole to win but made double and jim needed a par to tie(note that im not even saying birdie was an option on that 18th hole) but made bogie. I think geoff won mostly because he was really lucky down the stretch

  • @zeldaman1636 Geoff did get lucky with the chip-in on 17 and did well to make par on 18. But he created his own troubles; he had control of the tournament mid-round and nearly gave it away! If Ogilvy had kept things under control he would've won easily and there was nothing Phil or Montgomerie could've done.

  • Phil is still the best GO PHIL!

  • Monty blew his chance to win a major and sadly he will never win one.....Monty was one of the best tee to green but i think his putting has stopped him being a MAJOR champ.......too wristy!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • one of the best if not the best up open. the course won that week

  • that shot at 0:17 is a shot that a duffer would make

  • lol at the guy yelling GET UP! at 4:09

  • Phil Mickelmouse : P

  • As a big-time Phil fan, this one still hurts. He could have got the US Open monkey off his back, won a 3rd major in a row, and become the #1 at a time that Tiger was in his prime. Nevertheless, winning the Masters this year was huge for his career.

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  • Colin Montgomerie should have one that championship. Not Phil, Not Furyk, not Ogilvy, but MONTY!!!!!!!1

  • @MultiFreezerShock BUT HE DIDN'T SO GET OVER IT YOU DREADED SCOTTISH DRUNKARD!

  • this still hurts me as a Mickelson and Monty fan.....Monty's collapse I gotta say was worse though....he was square in the middle of the fairway with only a 7-iron and still made double...at least Mickelson was way off near the hospitality tent in the trees--he was almost assured a bogey from there

    this Open and watching Lefty blow up late in the last round in 2004 at Shinnecock are too painful to watch

  • Tiger was to busy fucking women thats why he didnt feature.

  • even though tons of people think Monty's collapse was worse I disagree. Monty didnt even collapse, he just put himself in terrible rough and couldn't stop the ball out of that rough. I watched Phil and it was an absolute mental collapse near Jean Van De Velde. His second shot was behind that tree and he got greedy and panicked so he went with a carve that hit the tree. He should have layed up to 100 yards and given himself a look at par cuz he is the best player with a wedge in hand.

  • @shmitypanckes COULDN'T AGREE WITH YOU MORE MY FRIEND

  • Phil" i am such an idiot"

  • well he doesnt, hes still at 0

  • monty should have like 25 majors by now

  • Snead should have won an Open but didn't. Palmer and Watson should have won PGA's but didn't. Mickelson should have won an Open by now. But it appears he may be fated to join those others, with a gap in his record by the time his career ends.

  • cant believe monty blew this one, he was unlucky other times but he really did blow it here.

  • @anthony11773

    fuck monty

  • Earl Woods was probably an inspiration to all golfing dads to help their kid(s) improve their game(s) and teach them the rules and ettiqute in a way that made learning eaiser

  • The setyup that week was a exact copy of the layout in 74', it was rediculous, I saw what they saw in 74' and I couldn't believe my eyes

  • how did monty even double from where he was? he was short of the green for 2 and walked away with a 6?

  • @michaeljames92 pitched out and three putted but he collapsed

  • Monty's collapse was much worse. Because he was in the middle of the fairway and had a par attempt. Phil was in the left trees and never had a par chance. So Monty choked worse

  • Well done Geoff, let's win another major this year

  • look, I know that what mickelson did on 18 at winged foot was a monumental collapse, and I do agree, but monty had the same kind of collapse but only worse and nobody ever talks about it, or ever talked about it. he was tied for the lead, hit a beautiful perfect drive, his 2nd shot was in the middle of the fairway...and he ended it like that.

  • that's cause montgomerie always chokes. it was expected, even w/ a 7 iron in the middle of the fairway he blew it. phil was so close to histroy cause he would've had 3 majors in a row. none the less, even though tiger was not in contention this was the best us opens i've ever seen.

  • @stackleft i rate 2008 better. seeing tiger sink that put on the 72nd to tie it up....words cannot describe that scene

  • i think westwood will win one this year

  • monty never had what it takes to win a major...the same as lee westwood. he will never win a major

  • lee west wood is one of the top 4 players in the world and had had many top ten finished in majors..he will win some

  • westwood has had great opportunities and put himself in contention to win majors yet time after time the moment gets to him. for a player of that quality his putting is awful. has always let him down, psychologically he is not strong enough to compete in the final round and in the final group on a major sunday. he will never win a major

  • haha 0:48 .... grind it.... gold

  • check out 0:51 its awsome

  • monty

  • Poor Monty, you have to feel for him. One the best golfers never to win a major. That may of been his best chance to finally win major.

  • The golf course was very difficult and everyone was making bogeys by the end.

    Mickelson made a bogey on 16 and double on 18. Singh was in the mix and was done in by a string of bogeys. Harrington was right there and became unglued. Furyk gagged on a five-foot putt. Montgomerie had the tournament by the throat and hit a terrible iron shot and made an inexcusable 3-putt. Ferrie was there, but he too made too many bogies.

  • Heck, let's not forget Ogilvy had complete control of the tournament in the front nine and absolutely gagged it away with one bogey after another. Luckily he ran out of holes and got to watch others make even more bogies than he did.

    Believe it or not this is the only time Phil has ever lost a 54-hole lead in a major.

  • "im pissed" ahhahahhaha i love tiger

  • what does he mean by that? in the UK that means he's drunk.

  • it means the same in Canada. But it's short for "I'm pissed off," as in 'I'm angry.'

  • it means that he is annoyed

  • it means angry and annoyed

  • Tiger : 'I'm pissed'......terrific.

  • @clumbertoilet Where my hoes at?

  • i hate how people say phil shoud've hit 3 wood on 18 but in all fairness phil hits all his woods pretty shitty (for a top pro) did u guys see how many fairways he missed in 2008 at torrey pines using only a 3 wood? and didnt phil hit one out of bounds this year at bethpage with a hybrid? lol

  • That shot by Monty would be bad for me let alone a pro. Jesus that was bad.

  • When watching it i was just like oh Jesus Monty, you'll never get a better chance than this.

  • yeah he blew it alright, and the annoying thing is that he keeps comming back to it on why he hasnt won a major

  • yes mikelson blew up but so did monty

  • my swing. rate it. NOW.

  • Excellent golf shot at 0:18. Looks like me playing

  • man phil choked big time he shouldn't of used driver off the tee that almost cost him at colonial

  • Phil choked but Monty choked even harder. All he had to do was hit the green with a 6 or 7 iron and take the trophy. Easier said than done. IMO this was the best US Open I've ever seen.

  • Ogilvy was obviously the greatest player on this day.

  • Paul Casey is the number 3 player in the World? Weak.....

  • I don't mean to be rude, but do you actually pay any attention to world golf outside of Tiger & Phil?

    Based on worldwide performances this year, I challenge you to name me a better-qualified World No.3.

  • Henrik Stenson is a name that I think will seriously contend a lot. Watch for him to win a major in the next 2 years.

  • Watch out for Rory McIlroy. He just turned 20 and he's already won a major tournament and cracked the top 20 in the world rankings.

  • what major?????? he has not won a major, hes played in one, but won one.

  • rory has not won a major what are u talking about

  • @yankeesrule57644 Correction...Rory has a major now. :-)

  • What major tournament? Dubai Dessert is not a major.

  • he hasn't won a major

  • I think manazzero has better future.

  • Mickelson is wearing a Bearing Point hat.

    Bearing Point (BE) was delisted on the NYSE last year.

    Good thing he is a Ford Motor Company sponsor!

  • and poor Vijay with his Stanford Financial.

  • What can i say fellas Today Tiger Tiger Tiger is the man and he will win the 2009 us open 2009 i mean 14 for 14 for fairways are you kidding me!!!!! Tiger is the greatest player of all time

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  • Never trust Mickelson with a Driver

  • Phil has grown since then. He'll win the 2009 US Open!

  • lolz

  • No he will not. Mickelson always loses focus when it is needed most.

  • keep thinking that, now that he knows tiger's back on the tour he'll choke more then ever.

    ill never forget this quote from phil about tiger

    "well he's not that good"

    hahahaha

  • Hopefully his wife is all right from Breast Cancer and he gets a win to kind of soothe him

  • Monty should have been the winner in this one...

  • @LDis1 No kidding. Just like miggy25 says below. perfect situation. 7 iron from the middle of the fairway and made double. God I was pulling for him too! Hate the way people rag on Monty sometimes. Without doubt one of the all time greats, on the cusp of a major several times. Don't know if he'll get another chance like this one.

  • @LDis1 Monty simply choked. 7 iron and a two putt and he wins. This one had to hurt the most for Monty. 

  • What about Padraig Harrington's collapse 3 pars to win his first major

    and he bogies the 3 of dem

    Thank god he 's won some majors now

  • I know, they don't mention Harrington at all. I mean what about Furyk, he missed a 5 foot par putt on the 72nd to miss a playoff.

  • I'm glad that Ogilvy was the one who won it after Mickelson fell apart. He's been my favorite player since i started watching golf but he never got much recognition until this year.

  • yep, 2 of the biggest choke artists in the history of golf.

  • Wingfoot was a joke! im suprised the players didint boycot.

  • win or lose... id still DO Phil in a heartbeat;-) FORE!!!!

  • phil didnt deserve that but he should have just played a 3 wood or 4 iron but he will win a us open one day

  • Yeah. If Mickelson hadn't taken the driver, he would have won.

  • you assume he wouldnt have sliced those as well?

  • the 3 wood is easier to control for anybody, and yes Phil would have done a better job with the driver.

  • He wasn't carrying a 3 wood at the time, he was only carrying a 4 wood. He claims that he couldn't even reach the fairway with his 4-wood. That is something I don't believe

  • He could have made it with a 4 wood easily. Thats the lamest thing I have ever heard. He is just trying to make his stupid mistake justified.

  • damn mickelson's wife is hot! what a nice rack. hows that for a downhill lie

  • HAHAHAHAHA

  • I like phil just unlucky

  • lol serves him right

  • Whats wrong with u

  • Jim Furyk blew this pretty bad. No one talks about it though.

  • People really forget about Monty, he was in the middle of the fairway on 18 with the lead and made double.

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  • nutted up big time. he was in prime position to take that thing. had he taken the lead, phil wouldn't have played 4 wood anyway...

  • Monty doubled the 72nd hole from the middle of the fairway and missed a playoff by two. He'll never win a major.

  • missed by 1

  • That big Mickelson blowout really made my day that time. The tournament was so boring with Tiger missin' the cut and David Toms withdrawing, but that changed everything.

  • poor mickelson..

  • That golf course is just ridicilous, Winged Foot. The finest course in the world?

    How many people do they have working(greenteam) on that course everyday? 80 people just looking after the course everyday? If you work at Winged Foot, let me know...

    I work at a golf course and we have like 2 people looking after the course everyday, lol.

  • Why the driver.Snead did the same the thing.He could have tee'd off with a 5 iron and won the US open.

  • i felt sorry for him

  • what about furyk who missed a five footer on the last or he would have tied ogilvy.monty has been quoted as saying hes never been nervous over a shot, but i bet he was shitting his big pants here."what sort of a shot was that .lol.

  • Does anyone know the name of the song at the end of this video, you know when Phil is exploring every inch of the 18th hole???

  • Natalie Gulbis and Paula Creamer would make the Perfect 3-way!! Damn they are sexy!! That Stacey Lewis is a little hottie too!!

  • random much?

  • I remember watching this on TV, I was nearly rolling around on my floor laughing, take that FIGJAM haha

  • rrrrrrrright.

  • wow you suck.

  • I dont understand how they can shoot these ball in the wood like that if im 8/9 on the middle of the fairway and im not that good? :S

  • you got to admit geoff came through when he had to

  • it seems like i am so used to Geoff and Phil, i have a swing like Geoff and got my pic with him, and i am a lefty like Phil and got his autograph, lol

  • lucky they are my to favorite players!

  • That's too bad for Phil. He's a good players. But great players don't do that.

  • wrong

  • does greg norman ring a bell.

  • i guess tiger's win over rocco was just luck because it was roco's tournament to win not tiger's so i guess roco is in the ssame boat as phil.

  • how was it roccos.

    you plum

  • its an example of how stupid people are sounding saying it was phil's tournament. Nobody ever has a tournament in the bag until they putt out on the 72nd hole.

    i'm just saying that they should give more credit to geoff ogilvy because he had the best score at the end of the day. Its not like phil just handed geoff ogilvy the tournament. geoff ogilvy had to work hard. specially since his drive was in a thick divot

  • people will always look back on the 06 us open and say, hey thats the event phil should of won.

    your right in saying geoff had the lowest score and did very well, but phil did so much better until he got to the last hole of the whole event. and if phil didnt just hand geoff the tournament then i have no idea how to describe it.

  • Typical Phil knuckle head !! lol!!

  • ha ha meltdown marshmellow Mickelson- no substance bud

  • yea he sucks... but i'm sure he got some nice head from amy that night

  • As bad a beat as there ever has been.....not only for Phil BUT Monty too.......

  • As much as people bag on Phil for "losing" the tourney, Ogilvy doesn't get enough credit for "winning" it. He was money when he needed to be, something Mickelson and Monty can't say.

  • i know that for sure my dad and brother just say that geoff got lucky but who had a divot on the last hole after a superb drive? who ended tiger's streak at doral? who parred despite missing the green? Geoff ogilvy. he did wut he had to do. he won. and if people disagree then the next time tiger wins because somebody wilts then tiger's win will be a fluke. same situation, different person.

  • too fucking right mate, Geoff Ogilvy is no fluke and all aussies know that.

  • I completly agree with you and Geoff has one of the smoothest swings on tour but still, that was Phill's tournament to lose. He outplayed everybody in the field that week but just flat out choked. Don't get me wrong Geoff played some excellent golf and did what he needed to, but he wouldn't have won without a little help from Phill.

  • phil had the tournament, the trophy was practically in his hands, he lost it, ogilvy deffintly did not win it. Geoff played good, but Phil lost it more than Geoff won it

  • im no aussie and i still love him

  • I loved it when monty blew it lol.

  • he had an abba cover band at his wedding. thats why he lost

  • me 2

  • Cheers. I actually like Phil, but I was just responding directly to the pathetic comment made by the American Idiot "Alli1997".

  • and i was just backing you up mate, i like phil mickelson as well, but obviously would have MUCH prefered montgomerie to win.

  • monty monty monty - that was his last chance for a major

  • haha best day ever!

    big Geoff pulled through strong

    he was the only one that could close it out

    cmon Aussies!

  • yeh man go aussies...well done geoff for winning this week

  • yeah i love him man! hes so good. i bought the cobra hats he has. i play really good with them on.

  • my dad is a member at winged foot.

  • people seemed to forget harrington and furyk also should have won!

  • montgomery too....

  • gotta feel for monty AND phil :(

  • Monty, choking dog.

  • I stayed up to watch this!

    I was so gutted for Monty :(

  • hell never win a major

  • He sure will.

    He has a great record behind him and deserves to win a major. Amateurs like Ben Curtis, Todd Hamilton and Zach Johnson don't deserve majors

  • yet how do they win then? it's probably because they have absolutely no pressure, and no one is watching them, and it's much easier to play golf that way. But in the case of zach johnson, he started tiger down in the face, and still beat him.

  • They win for the above reasons, but that isn't the men who deserve to win majors! A major winner should be consistent and deserving of the title! That's why Jack, Arnie and Tiger won so many! Phil, Monty and Ernie should be winning majors, no men ranked higher than the amount of days in a year!!!