Yes it was impossible then too, but he was fourteen years younger and managed to be tied for the lead through seventy-one holes. Phil is the modern-day Sam Snead, he will never win The Open*. Is a man, a professional golfer, a failure because he did not do so? I don't think so. Most of the professional golfers wold give their left arm to win one major; Phil has five. Sorry, I just like the guy. He was always a good contrast to Woods.
*: He really blew it in 2006 at Winged Foot, when he had the lead on the 72nd tee, and needed only a par to win. Instead he double-bogeyed and lost.
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