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We'll call this one Old Lefty taking a lefty.

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The headline, that is four times a year we talk about golf.

Four, that's it.

Four times a year we are inclined to talk about golf.

But the U.S. Open going on.

The headline is not who's in the lead.

It's not that Dustin Johnson and three other guys are the only four golfers that were under par.

That's it.

It's Tiger Woods struggling.

He shot an 8 over 78.

But that's not the story.

We told you that Tiger Woods was going to suck. He's sucked for 10

years. He's been terrible for the better part of 10 years. And people continue to make a big deal.

That's more of an indictment on the sport of golf. But there are others. For example, if you pay

attention to this kind of stuff in the preamble to the 118th U.S. Open, Phil Mickelson,

yeah, old lefty, he was talking a good game.

He told a bunch of reporters this week that winning the open, very, very important.

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