[GloryDayz]

Originally Posted by 'Hamas' Jenkins

Phil's been my favorite athlete in any sport since the '96 Masters. That was right around the time I really got into golf. I've live and died, and died far more than lived, with all the major heartbreaks since then.

I guess the only way I can compare it is that I'm a Bills fan in the early 90s and the US Open is Phil's Super Bowl. It's especially disappointing because he has squandered so many chances.

Karmically, it's also really disillusioning. You'd think that the guy who has played so well in this tournament so many times would be due one. Phil is like Greg Norman in that he's fallen on his own sword many times, but he's also had some stolen out from under him, and he's never had any gifted to him. There are a lot of major winners, like Webb Simpson, Geoff Ogilvy, Ernie Els (times two), who have just had these wins fall into their lap after doing little to earn them.

I'm a right-handed writer, but bat and golf left-handed, so I've always been a fan.. Plus, his recent shift to a kids-first mindset has me liking him more than ever.