PGATOUR.com: Tidland's career interweaves with Tiger, Torrey Pines

By Art Spander
Special to PGATOUR.com

SAN DIEGO -- Oh, what Chris Tidland didn't know. That golf could be such a frustrating game and yet such a rewarding one. That he would reach the final stage of q-school 10 times and gain his card only twice. That the 13-year-old kid he couldn't defeat would turn out to be the best player in the world.

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PGATOUR.com: With Woods gone, Mickelson brings shot in the arm to event

By Art Spander
Special to PGATOUR.com

SAN DIEGO -- This is his town, San Diego, where the waves sweep in and world seems nothing but blue skies and Mexican food. This is the place Phil Mickelson was always The Man, even when he was a boy.

And now, with the absence of the other guy, and is there any reason to mention names, there's a new responsibility for Mickelson as he plays for the first time in 2010.

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