Tiger & Phil : golf's most fascinating rivalry

Tiger & Phil Golf's most fascinating rivalry

Bob Harig

Book - 2022

"Bob Harig's Tiger & Phil provides an in depth chronicle of the decades-long rivalry that drove the success of golf's two biggest stars, Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson. For two decades now there have been two golfers who have captivated, bemused, inspired, frustrated, fascinated, and entertained us, and in doing so have demanded our attention - Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson. Even with all the ink that has been spilled on Tiger, no one has ever written about his relationship with Phil and how their careers have been inextricably intertwined. Furthermore, very little has been written about Phil Mickelson, who is more than just an adversary. He is a fascinating, Hall of Fame golfer whose story could be a book on its own. Th...ese two biggest names (and draws) in golf have, for better and for worse, been the ultimate rivals. But it is so much more complicated than that. Each player has pushed the other to be better. They have teased each other and fought. They have battled to the bitter end on the course making for some of the greatest moments in the game for the last 20 years. They have each gone through injury and health problems, legal problems, falling in and out of favor with the press. And over the course of their time together in the game they have gradually become not just rivals but friends. In the tradition of major bestsellers such as Arnie & Jack, When the Game Was Ours, The Rivals, and Brady vs. Manning, Tiger & Phil is sure to appeal to a wide audience, generate vigorous media interest, and change the way we look at these players and the game itself"--

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Subjects
Woods, Tiger.
Mickelson, Phil, > 1970-
Golfers > United States > Biography.
Sports rivalries.
Biographies.
Genres
Biographies
Published
New York, NY : St. Martin's Press, an imprint of St. Martin's Publishing Group 2022.
Language
English
Main Author
Bob Harig (author)
Edition
First edition
Item Description
Includes index.
Physical Description
viii, 355 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 25 cm
ISBN
9781250274465
  • Introduction
  • 1. Oakland Hills
  • 2. SoCal
  • 3. Amateurs
  • 4. Turning Pro
  • 5. Hello, World
  • 6. The Masters
  • 7. Pinehurst
  • 8. Tiger Slam
  • 9. Tension
  • 10. Finally
  • 11. Doral
  • 12. Winged Foot
  • 13. Torrey Pines
  • 14. The Ryder Cup
  • 15. Trouble
  • 16. The Coach and the Caddie
  • 17. Double or Nothing
  • 18. Muirfield
  • 19. Fifteen
  • 20. Kiawah
  • 21. A Fascinating Rivalry
  • Acknowledgments
  • Index
Review by Kirkus Book Review

Recounting a 25-year duel on the links. "While there was respect, at times there was also pettiness and standoffishness," writes ESPN.com senior golf writer Harig, describing the rivalry between these two great golfers in this insightful tale of the tape. He sets the stage with the 2004 Ryder Cup, when Hal Sutton, U.S. captain, surprisingly paired Woods and Mickelson together in two matches. They had never played together before. Their uneasy relationship was being put to the test, and they failed miserably, losing both. Harig chronicles in detail each player's early rise to stardom. He notes that they were both brash and good at golf ever since they were young, with Mickelson, five years older, having an edge over Woods in terms of experience. The author reveals them as two very different kinds of players. Woods was a taciturn, tactical technician, Mickelson the imaginative, gambling prankster. Woods always took his game superseriously, Mickelson less so. Both accomplished impressive feats early in their careers, but Woods won his first appearance at the Masters as Mickelson missed the cut. "By that weekend in 1997, Phil knew what he was up against," writes Harig. "As great as he was, Tiger was proving to be every bit the star and more." In golf, head-to-head matchups are infrequent, so the author mostly covers this rivalry from afar. There was the much-hyped, made-for-TV "The Match" in 2018, which Mickelson won. Harig admits there was friction in their rivalry, but it has been "a glorious ride through more than two decades of highs and lows." In the end, despite Mickelson's outstanding career, the author declares Woods the winner of this rivalry, an opinion that will surprise few observers of the game. Though a touch overlong and sometimes dry, the narrative is enlivened with interesting quotes from players and caddies, much golf lore, and up-close descriptions of tournaments and the players' games in action. Insider portraits tailor-made for golf enthusiasts. Copyright (c) Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.

Copyright (c) Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.

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