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...obliterating one field after another. He needed a foil. Now he has two. Singh the swing machine helped bring Woods, 29, crashing to earth last year, winning an astonishing nine tournaments and a record $10.9 million in prize money to pass Tiger in the world rankings. Meanwhile, fan fave Phil Mickelson, the perennial bridesmaid who was 0 for 42 as a pro in majors (the Masters, U.S. Open, British Open and PGA championship), won the 2004 Masters and has climbed to the fourth slot in the rankings...
...dutifully signed autographs. Friends call his rapport with the fans genuine, even when the cameras aren't rolling. Says Chamblee: "When you're on tour, you'll invariably get a courtesy-car driver from the airport, and seven or eight times drivers have told me, 'Oh, I picked up Phil Mickelson last night, and you know, he could not have been any nicer.' And when you just want to get to the hotel, you don't have to be nice...
...player. "It's a strategy, but you know what? It's a damned good strategy because it's working." When asked about Mickelson's image, golf Hall of Famer and NBC analyst Johnny Miller breaks into a show tune. "Hah-lly-wood," he sings. "It's all Hollywood, man. Phil's a smart guy like that." Mickelson has no answer to accusations of excess gregariousness: "I don't really have anything to say. I really don't know what...
Tiger Woods has won 42 PGA events during his years on the tour, and Vijay Singh and Phil Mickelson have each...
...soundtracks continue to win new adherents, too. "There's a sense of discovery for young bands, because Joy Division isn't that well-known commercially," says Sumner. Adds guitarist Phil Cunningham, a recent addition to the New Order lineup: "Everyone's got to have a starting point, and if you're looking for something that's emotionally driven, why not look back to Joy Division and New Order...