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Phil Mickelson will have to wait another week to realize high expectations for 2009
Shortly after finishing off a second-round 73 at the FBR Open, putting a merciful end to a miserable two days during which he was seven over par and missed the cut by seven strokes, Phil Mickelson burst into the clubhouse at TPC Scottsdale and was, surprisingly, the picture of good cheer. Every handshake and high five was accompanied with the same peppy salutation: "Happy New Year!" Never mind that it was the penultimate day of January. The FBR was Mickelson's 2009 debut and the beginning of one of the most important seasons of his eventful career. Nursing a Diet Coke as he cleaned out his locker, Mickelson described his performance with an unprintable word that rhymes with gritty, but was quick to add, "This does nothing to dampen my enthusiasm about this year. I'm excited about how I'm putting. I'm excited about how I'm driving it off the tee. Obviously I need to put in some good work this weekend, but I'm definitely looking forward to getting out there again at Torrey [for this week's Buick Invitational]."
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