European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 13, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 38 stars and stripes june 20q7 Charles Sergio Garcia checks the Church Pew Sand trap on the fourth Fairway during his practice round for the open on bogeys Tough opening might leave scars from Back Page beyond the famous Church Pew bunkers and frightening fast what intrigues Goydos is the specifically Why anyone would want to belong to a club that beats you to a they have an interesting men he i think there All these people must like losing balls and shooting but one Way Goydos measures what is a great Golf course is How Many times it has held the and he attributes Oak Monts spot in the rotation to a membership that loves seeing How the Best players in the world can handle their the members Here relish the he they cant wait to have you you can feel How excited they Are in the there like a Bunch of peacocks showing off their when the record eighth open at Oakmont starts thurs Miller wonders if some in the Field will get off to a Start so bad they never recover their Confidence or their a 482yard Par will be the starting Hole for half the and Miller Calls it the hardest first Hole in the world mostly because of the treacherous slope of the theres no Hole with a second shot like Miller if you miss a Fairway and leave it Short Oft the you cant hardly hit the Green with a 40yard wedge that just the most brutal starting Hole of any course in the 10 is slightly a par4 that will play at either 435 or 462 Yards and has a meandering slope that can carry putts not Only away from the pin but off the either 1 or theres no easy Welcome to Golf scoreboard open tee times at Oakmont country club All times Edt Amateur thursday Friday first hol Eloth Hole 7 pm Ken Sam Johnson Wagner Craig Jon Tom Gillis pm Allen Olin Tom Byrum Nick Atrip Ricky Barnes pm Ryuji Vaughn Michael Campbell Jose Maria Sergio Pablo Tiger Arich be Geoff Ogilvy Justin Rory Jerry Kelly Retief Luke Angel Cabrera Bob Johan de Ryan 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am Jason Darren i Chris Stroud am Brandt Christian Stephen Marino am Shaun Charl Tom Pernice am Nick Brett Robert Karlsson am Kaname Paul Kenneth Ferrie am Ian Ryan Shwngo Katayama Phil Adam Jim Furyk am Lee Steve Elk Rich Beem am Charles Howell Justin Sean Ohair pjm539 Anthony jeep Milkha Dean Wilson am Tim Marcus Tripp Isenhour am Arich Ard George Mcneill am Frank Todd Amark Harrell pm Andy Dustin aryan Baca opens Silver lining keeps Mickelson going by Doug Ferguson the associated press the Only thing Phil Mickelson Ever gets from the open is a Silver four times in the past eight Mickelson has come Down the stretch with a Chance to win the open Only to get either by his own untimely mistakes or the clutch shots of his Only significant entry in the open record Book is being tied with Sam Snead for most runner up finishes four without winning the open has got to be absolutely at the top of the food Chain for him to former open Champion Johnny Miller Mickelson next Chance comes at which will Host the open for a record eighth time beginning thursday on a classic course outside where Trees have been but the greens and High grass make it As Tough As Tiger who missed the Cut last year at winged foot for the first time in a called it the hardest course he had and that was after a practice round with minimal rough and greens that had been covered in Snow a week Vijay Singh suggested a higher win Ning score than last year at winged where Geoff Ogilvy won at 5over How Tough is Oakmont Mickelson injured his left wrist Chipping out of the rough during practice ses Sions Over memorial Day tests revealed Only and Mickelson took a cortisone shot to relieve the doctors have assured him he will be pain free at a course known to inflict its own variety of even before the wrist Mickelson had plenty of scars from there was the broken heart at Pinehurst 2 when Payne Stewart holed a 15foot Par putt on the final Hole to beat there was Bethpage where Woods answered every there was that Blunder at Shinn Ecock where Mickelson found a Bunker on the 17th Hole and three putted from 5 feet for double finishing two shots be Hind Retief and there was winged Mickelson latest Brush with the major that has teased him the most came last year when he had a on shot Lead on the 18th then came a series of bad bad lies and questionable decisions that added to double bogey and the most crushing loss of i just cant believe i did Mickelson said that afternoon before accepting his Silver i am such an of he is not Snead remains the most famous bridesmaid at the open because it was the Only major he never his fourth and final runner up finish came at Oak Mont in 1953 when Ben Hogan pulled away Over the final 18 missing from his collection of Silver medals is Sneads most famous at Phila Delphia country club in when he took a Tri ple bogey 8 on the last Hole when a Par would have he wound up tied for there have been others the open has haunted Over the Colin Montgomerie lost in a playoff at Oakmont in took bogey on the 71st Hole at congressional three years later to finish one shot and last year took double bogey from the Middle of the 18th Fairway at winged foot to finish one shot behind Tom Lehman played in the final group four straight from 1995 at Shinn Ecock Hills through 1998 at the olympic and never did better than a tie for particularly crushing were Oakland Hills in when his tee shot took one extra hop and found a Bunker on the and congressional in when he hit into the water on the 71st that a bittersweet experience thinking of the said who did not qualify this i proved i could handle playing with the but its a matter of getting one shot or one putt that i v Charles Phil Mickelson has been teased in the finishing second a record tying four Mickelson could go nuts thinking about one shot or one putt he would like to have but he is remarkably which is How he endured a de Cade of scrutiny in the majors before winning two masters and a pea championship in three straight oddly he never would have guessed the open is where he would have had so Many and that what Renews his Ive played Well in a tournament that theoretically be my be the tournament that i play Best Mickelson i played very Well there a number of so i feel if s a tournament that i should be Able to that i can but i Haven done it i relish the Chance to go Back to Oakmont and see if i can fix the question is whether the open will Cut him a the masters has a Long history of showing Little compassion for players who have done everything but slip on a Green jacket Ken Tom Tom Greg David Ernie part of that is returning to Augusta National year after amid Clear reminders of where it went does the open hold such Powers theres a lot of Guys who got close several times and never pulled it it stands out More at the Mas Paul Azinger you dont think about phils runner up finishes at the that the major youd think he would have the least Chance to win the Way he drives but desire is something that keeps a Guy like Phil some thought the devastation Mickelson Felt at winged foot would scar him for the rest of his Ca although there was Little evidence to suggest Mickelson already had won 29 times and three and he since has added victories at the ble Beach National prom and the players Cham Mickelson has had such a great said who won the open at Oakmont in 1973 with a record final round of its hard to feel sorry for Donald Trump or somebody that got All the the Bottom line is Phil has had a great some great major but he Doest have a open and while Mickelson is conditioned to Cope with failure All great golfers Are that could be quite a Challenge to get Over the mental hurdle of winning his National championship alter so Many close that would be a classic Case study of someone who wanted it so Lehman because when you want it so that when you shoot yourself in the competitive greatness is All the adjectives Yum can and being detached rest Jet Poutt let the desire to win get in Way 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