I don't care if Phil Mickelson wanted to take his kids out trick-or-treating as some writers reported and Mickelson's agent just as quickly denied. I don't care if he believes that the Tour Championship is about as big time as a bocce ball tournament (looking at the TV ratings you'd have to think that most casual golf fans agree with that). I don't care if he's waging his own one-man protest slash hissy fit. I don't care if he's using this weekend to research this year's version of his Baltimore Ravens Super Bowl bet.

And I don't think any golf fans would begrudge Lefty of any of those pastimes. Just don't make yourself the most annoying kind of sports snob. That's what Mickelson did with his weak "personal reasons" excuse for missing this weekend's Tour Championship.

No one needs Mickelson playing Greta Garbo. You're Phil Mickelson, remember. The guy who's made plenty of extra millions playing the millionaire man of the people. Just let everyone know what you're doing - heck talk about raking the leaves - and get it over with.

Now Phil Mickeslon wants to play coy. Just when you thought Lefty was over with being annoying.

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