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Old 04-13-2013, 01:09 AM   #2782
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Originally Posted by KC_Connection View Post
Never a dominant athlete, but Mike Weir is the same for me. Or was...anyway. He dropped off years ago due to injuries/poor play and can't even play well enough to regularly make cuts anymore. It's tough to watch. Without him there, I can't say I follow the PGA Tour week to week with the same kind of devotion.

Is Mickelson really that bad these days? I know he hasn't played like he was for years now, but you can still see the flashes of talent sometimes. I mean, age isn't exactly the same restriction in golf that it is in some other sports.
When you know, you know, and I can tell that his age+his arthritis have sapped him of the ability he formerly had.

He dropped outside of the top 50 in driving distance for the first time last year, he's putting with a claw grip (funny, b/c his putting is as good as it's ever been), and he doesn't flag approach shots with near the consistency he used to.

He rode a couple of good weeks to a high place on the money list this year, but he's ninth in the OWGR and not nearly the same player that he was 2004-2006.

The hardest part of it is that now he's clearly on the downside you look back at all the should-have-beens that weren't with frustration, especially the US Opens.

I know injuries hurt him, but I really think Weir ruined himself by trying out the Stack and Tilt snake oil. Harrington ruined his career with a swing change as well.
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