From the Bob Hope to the Barclays, host courses are failing to lure Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson
Published 1/16/2008 at SI.com - Golf
Phil Mickelson once made it a point to start his season at the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic. The reason, he said, was the perfect weather, which is what you want when you're still feeling out your swing. But even before this week there was reason to worry that the relationship between Mickelson and the Hope was on the rocks.
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