PHIL MICKELSON HOPES to bounce back at the WGC-HSBC Champions after suffering ‘one of the biggest lows’ of his career at the Ryder Cup.
Mickelson was part of the American team that was sensationally beaten by the narrowest of margins last month as Europe achieved one of the greatest comebacks in Ryder Cup history.
“I think the first two weeks following the Ryder Cup was a really tough low, one of the biggest lows of my career,” he said. ”It was a very emotional time because we really thought we were going to win. We expected to win; we were playing well and we thought that we were going to do it on Sunday.
“I think that the disappointment will last a lot longer than a month. I feel that over the next two years, we’ll still have the same disappointment from not winning this year’s Ryder Cup.”
Mickelson was the only dual winner of the WGC-HSBC Champions at Sheshan International Golf Club in Shanghai before the tournament moved to Mission Hills in Hong Kong.
“I enjoyed our time in Shanghai with this tournament, but I think this golf course is wonderful, too,” he said. ”The fact that the golf tournament is moving is nothing different than what we have amongst all of the big major championships in golf. This is a great site with a great golf course to host it.
“I played the course for the first time this morning; Keegan (Bradley) and I played a practice round and I really enjoyed it. I thought it was fun to play.”
The WGC-HSBC Champions gets underway tomorrow.
