Phil Phalls Phlat

(How annoying is that headline?)

Once it became apparent that Tiger Woods wasn't going to suddenly kick it into fifth-gear and make a play at defending his U.S. Open Championships, I was pulling for Phil Mickelson to get back into it.

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In the past few weeks, Lefty has had to go through a lot, including his wife's cancer diagnosis.

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So you'll have to pardon me if I was jumping up and down following an eagle putt on 13 that gave Mickelson a share of the lead in Monday's Final Round. Unfortunately for Phil, that was the highlight of the Tournament. He bogeyed 15 and then ruined whatever slim chance he had late by pushing a five-foot par putt on 17.

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I was just like these guys, except for the flannel shorts

Instead of an epic finish between Mickelson and Lucas Glover (and almost David freakin' Duval), we were treated to an anti-climatic clinching three-foot putt from Glover. Kudos to Glover for holding on for dear life while others like Ricky Barnes, who shot a six-over 76, crumbled around him.

Since 2007, 8 of the 10 Major championships have been won by Zach Johnson (Masters '07), Trevor Immelman (Masters '08), Padraig Harrington (British '07, '08, PGA '08), Angel Cabrera (U.S. Open '07, Masters '09), and Lucas Glover (U.S. Open '09).

People complaining about Tiger and Phil not winning should have gotten used to it by now. Sure those two are always going to be in contention, but just because they don't win doesn't mean that that particular Tournament was boring (or "OMG totally sucked!!" as one anonymous Facebook friend actually put it). Outside of the weather issues, I thought both the Masters and U.S. Open this year were exciting, especially on the back-nine of each Final Round.

It was the actual finish that wasn't up to par.