Geoff Ogilvy won the US Open, not because Phil Mickelson cracked under pressure, but because he played the last 3 holes better than everyone else who was challenging for the lead.
Sure the media played up that the US Open was Mickelson’s to loose and maybe it was, but he didn’t loose all by himself, he finished tied with Colin Montgomerie, Jim Furyk, and Padraig Harrington, all of whom made at least a bogey on one of their last three holes. Bogey’s where Geoff Ogilvy made par, par, par.
Yes Phil Mickelson might have done better than double on the last hole were he to have used a 3 wood instead of a driver off the tee, and maybe he should have used a PW from the first shot behind the tree. These are all would’ve, could’ve, should’ve. Winged Foot is an amazingly difficult course and won’t let anyone coast through the final 3 holes with the lead. It makes you play your best golf straight through to the end.
Congratulations Geoff Ogilvy for winning the US Open with a great final round and bringing a victory back to your Australia.
