Musing on Phil Mickelson and the demise of Old Orchard Golf Club near Houston

So I wake up this lovely morning, have a spot of tea and take a look at what the golf blogging world is saying about Phil Mickelson. The answer: Not much. Poor Lefty - he gets so little respect for such a charming man.

Jeff Smith over at The Sandtrap was one of the few to pontificate on Mickelson’s second career major championship: “The next goal that he should set for himself is staring Tiger Woods down at either a Major or a regular season event.”

There’s some sad news in Texas, as Bogey McDuff laments the imminent closing of Old Orchard Golf Club in Richmond, Texas as a result of Houston’s urban sprawl. (Truth be told, I read the story at GolfTexas.com first.)

Finally, the Golf Chick bares her soul about her nightmare at Elkins Ranch in Fillmore, Calif.:

“I bogey’d the ninth hole … just with putts. That’s right. I five-putted. I put one in the water and the next one in a bunker so it took me four just to get on the green and then I five putted for a nine.”

Sounds ghastly.