Philly-Mick Coming to the SHO

The HGA told us yesterday that Phil Mickelson committed to playing in the Shell Houston Open. That means Houston's tour stop will have Adam Scott, Ernie Els, and Phil. Time to pack the house and represent, people! Bear in mind though that golfers can be pretty fickle about their commitments. Last year the HGA was expecting both Colin Montgomerie and Seve Ballesteros to play, but neither ended up hitting a shot at Redstone. Mickelson typically plays in to the Masters, but obstained last year when the PGA Tour switched the pre-Masters date from the BellSouth Classic (in Georgia, 30 minutes away from Augusta) to Houston. However, players were falling all over themselves heaping praises on the course conditioning and Masters-esque setup at Redstone in 2007. Guess word percolated.