Phil Mickelson's strategy for keeping up with Tiger Woods -- if you can't beat him, hire his coach -- finally paid off this afternoon.Five months after hiring Butch Harmon to teach him all of Tiger's tricks, Mickelson shot a five-under 66 to win the Deutsche Bank Championship and surge ahead in the FedEx Cup standings.
More importantly, Mickelson beat Woods in a head-to-head matchup. Since 2001, the two have been paired together five times in the final round of a tournament, but this is the first time Lefty has come out on top.
We all know there's some serious ownage, and Mickelson admitted as much after the victory.
"For 10 years I've struggled against Tiger," Mickelson said in an AP story. "This sure feels great to go head-to-head ... and over the last five or six holes when he's making a run, it was fun to match him with birdies."
Translation: I'm still in awe of Tiger and I don't know how I did this.
Mickelson deserves credit for being a great golfer, and the odds were strong that he'd come out on top against Tiger eventually. Let's see if second place is enough to convince Tiger to care about the FedEx Cup.
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