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sports.espn.go.com - 13 days ago

HSBC Champions: Phil Mickelson's win, appeal draw in Chinese fans

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SHANGHAI -- Earlier this year, a huge Barbie store opened on one of the busiest streets in downtown Shanghai, and as Phil Mickelson approached the 18th green Sunday afternoon at the city's Sheshan International Golf Club, he might have looked to the crowd like a giant Ken doll, tanned, smiling, ...

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progolfnow.com - 12 days ago

Phil Mickelson Wins the HSBC Champions

— progolfnow.com — While Phil Mickelson hasn’t had the best of years on or off the course, he’s certainly made a great run here to end the season. And he added a victory at the HSBC Champions to that run, as he held off Ernie Els to pick up the win. Here’s the AP story on the final round ... (more) Phil Mickelson Wins the HSBC Champions

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progolfnow.com - 15 days ago

Nick Watney Out in Front at HSBC Champions

— progolfnow.com — Since Tiger Woods is playing this week, there’s a good chance that the HSBC Champions event has caught your attention a little bit. But there’s a surprising leader after round one, as Nick Watney shot a 64 for the first round, which tied a course record. Here’s the AP ... (more) Nick Watney Out in Front at HSBC Champions

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golf.com - 12 days ago

Phil Mickelson beats Tiger Woods, Ernie Els at HSBC Champions

— golf.com — SHANGHAI (AP) — Thousands of fans caused a bottleneck at the entrance to the HSBC Champions, all of them eager to see the Sunday showdown at Sheshan International between Phil Mickelson and Tiger Woods. The Shanghai surprise? Woods turned out to be ... (more) Phil Mickelson beats Tiger Woods, Ernie Els at HSBC ...

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Golf Girl's Diary:  Phil Mickelson : China's Awesome New Boyfriend

Wei Under Par:  Guess I'm the Only Chinese Person in the World Who Doesn't Like Phil Mickelson

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@onbendedknees Sorry Tiger, Phil's just a better person - http://tinyurl.com/yf72qo9 8 days ago

One of the many reasons Phil Mickelson is my favorite golfer on the tour. http://bit.ly/2dgmOa 12 days ago

Affable vs Cold-blooded. Smiling vs Grave. Lao Mi vs Laohu. That's how China billed Phil vs Tiger. RT @ESPN_Golf http://tinyurl.com/yhzmr3s 12 days ago

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Phil Mickelson : China's Awesome New Boyfriend
Golf Girl's Diary — ... . Not only did he perform brilliantly on the golf course... fending off numerous challenges right up to the end... he also made a concerted and continual effort to engage the massive local population... an audience that few argue will crucial to the growth of golf going forward. With his famous smile and relaxed-but-respectful banter, Mr. Mickelson did at times seem like a nervous suitor intent on making a positive impression... and his efforts clearly paid off , allowing the Chinese press to create a dramatic storyline based on the classic ...

Guess I'm the Only Chinese Person in the World Who Doesn't Like Phil Mickelson
Wei Under Par — Here’s the proof from ESPN’s Dan Washburn, “Lefty’s win, appeal draw in Chinese”: [G]olf fans in China are in awe of Woods — but they adore Mickelson. The [Nanfang Daily] described Woods’ demeanor at his Wednesday press conference as “grave,” and said his face was “overclouded.” Meanwhile, Mickelson was “smiling,” “honest” and “sincere.” Mickelson, the paper wrote, was one of the “most popular stars” at Sheshan because “he doesn’t put up fences” — he’ll sign autographs for a half-hour ...