>Ridgewood Country Club : Mickelson Says He’s Played Inconsistently While Seeking No. 1 Golf Ranking
By Mason Levinson – Aug 3, 2010 2:31 PM EDT
Phil Mickelson said he’s not sure how he’ll play this week as he continues his quest to become the top-ranked golfer in the world for the first time in his career.
“I don’t know exactly where my game is,” Mickelson said at a news conference at Ridgewood Country Club in Paramus, New Jersey, to promote the Barclays, the U.S. PGA Tour’s first playoff event. “I didn’t play well in Europe. I’ve had two weeks off, so I haven’t really played great golf in six or seven weeks.”
Mickelson, who is No. 2 behind Tiger Woods in the Official World Golf Rankings, will be paired with Northern Ireland’s Rory McIlroy in two days for the opening round of the World Golf Championships Bridgestone Invitational at Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio. Woods is paired with England’s Lee Westwood, who is ranked third.
A win by Mickelson would move him to No. 1 and end Woods’s record 270 straight events atop the rankings. He’s led for a total of 612 weeks. Mickelson also can overtake Woods by finishing as low as fourth at Firestone, though that would also depend on how Woods and Westwood fare.
Westwood will become No. 1 if he wins and Woods finishes anywhere worse than a two-way tie for second. If Westwood finishes alone in second, he’ll also move atop the rankings if Mickelson does not win and Woods finishes outside the top nine.
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