Phil Mickelson will be most remembered for winning three times at Augusta National, but Pebble Beach is the place he's won most with five AT&T Pro-Am titles. Not surprisingly, Mickelson knows the coastal course like the back of his left hand—even when playing it on a simulator.
While most of his fellow PGA Tour members were playing getting beaten up by the Bear Trap at the Honda Classic, Mickelson chose friendlier (and cozier) confines to hit golf balls. The 49-year-old stopped by short-game guru Dave Pelz's house and cued up Pebble Beach on the screen. Then he did something he's always wanted to do: drive the green on the opening par 4. Well, sort of.
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Joe RobbinsThis weekend, after an extra day of February that absolutely nobody asked for, the calendar officially turned to March. That means spring is right around the corner. That means you can now shamelessly drink Guinness for breakfast. But most importantly, that means baseball—actual, meaningful baseball—is less than a month away. It's been one of choppiest offseasons in recent memory, so maybe that light at the end of winter's tunnel isn't burning so bright this year. But don't worry, because if this Vladimir Guerrero Jr. dinger to end all Vladimir Gurrero Jr. dingers isn't enough enough to rekindle the baseball fire in your heart, the problem isn't baseball. It's you.
Sound way the hell up.
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We're not sure how the saying “fortune favors the bold” translates to Korean, but Sungjae Im clearly doesn't need to be versed in this philosophy. The 21-year-old didn't just survive the vaunted “Bear Trap” during Sunday's final round at the Honda Classic, he attacked it by daringly firing at the flagstick on both the 15th and 17th holes at PGA National. The resulting rare pair of birdies on two of golf's most intimidating par 3s wound up being the difference in Im's maiden PGA Tour title.
And playing partner Mackenzie Hughes, who Im wound up beating by one, certainly noticed.
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After Im pulled off a particularly perilous shot on 15, Hughes paid the ultimate compliment to his fellow tour pro—by breaking out the “big balls” dance. Check it out:
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Not that Im even noticed. The dude was too locked in.
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Javier SorianoNecessary disclaimer: If the premise of this piece is correct, and the outbreak of the coronavirus leads to major changes in American and international sports in 2020, I recognize that it will be the absolute least of our concerns. Saturday, the first American death from Covid-19 was confirmed, and that follows almost 3,000 deaths worldwide. The human cost is paramount, and losing a few sporting events pales in comparison. The Loop is a sports blog, so I'll be looking at the effect the outbreak will have on sports, but that analysis isn't meant to suggest, implicitly or otherwise, that it's anywhere near the top of the concerns list.
With that locked in, I'll direct your attention to this statement that came out from the National College Players Association on the topic of March Madness:
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