AUGUSTA, Ga. – Before this Masters, early last week when the talk was Tiger’s return or Rory’s welcome back, Phil Mickelson was asked what it would mean to win his fourth green jacket.
“It would mean a lot,” Mickelson said, overstating the obvious.
Asked if he’d care to expound on that answer considering a win would be Mickelson’s fourth Masters title – the same number as Tiger Woods and Arnold Palmer – Lefty paused.
“It would mean an awful lot,” Mickelson said wryly, drawing laughter and smiles from everyone within ear shot.
At this Masters, Mickelson was masterful, except when he wasn’t. And when he wasn’t he was, well a lot of awful.