So happy for Mickelson!

Also… did anyone else scoff at Woods like I did when he was careless and missed the two foot par putt on the back yesterday?  So unnecessary.  His performance was poor yet still managed to be -11; really remarkable.

Jack Nicklaus believes Tiger will not only play at the Masters but he will play one event prior to the week at Augusta as well.  The best guess to that even is probably the Arnold Palmer two weeks before the Masters which he has won six times.

“Nicklaus then referenced the fact that Woods has won seven of his 14 majors on this year’s major venues: four at Augusta National, one at Pebble Beach (U.S. Open) and two at St. Andrews (British Open).”

I think that’s such a key statistic to the 2010 season for Woods.  Although it probably doesn’t matter where the Majors are held, they fall at three places that Tiger has known success at this year.  This “indefinite leave” from the game of golf is truly hampering his goal of surpassing Nicklaus for most major wins, especially this year.  I’m shocked, in fact, that Nicklaus believes Tiger will be returning for the Masters.  I truly don’t think he will be back to golf until summer at the earliest.  Only time will tell.