1. What will Phil do next?Following such a bittersweet tournament at The Open, Phil Mickelson next week returns to Baltusrol for the PGA Championship -- where he won his second major title in 2005.Whether playing another major so soon is good or not remains to be seen, but Mickelson tried to view it as a positive in the aftermath of his second-place finish to Henrik Stenson at Royal Troon.A product of the schedule due to golfs return to the Olympic Games, the PGA has been moved up two weeks, giving players little time to prepare for another venue and a completely different style of golf.It doesnt give me a chance to take time off, per se, Mickelson said. It forces me to keep my game sharp.Mickelson was not headed home to San Diego after The Open but to the New York City area this week. He has some corporate responsibilities and that will give him a chance to get to nearby Baltusrol in Springfield, New Jersey.Ive got a lot of special memories going back to Baltusrol in 05 and [not having] a month to wait between majors is a good thing for me, he said. Ill try to look at the positives and take that into Baltusrol and keep my game sharp over the next week or two as opposed to going home and taking some time off.Mickelson has now finished runner-up in a major championship in each of the past four years, following up his second-place finish at the 2013 U.S. Open with a win at The Open. He was second at the 2014 PGA Championship to Rory McIlroy and second to Jordan Spieth last year at the Masters.2. Another Olympic problemYou can bet that members of the International Golf Federation were secretly rooting for Stenson over Mickelson on Sunday. The Swede is an enthusiastic supporter of the Olympic golf event, a welcome departure from all of the recent negativity surrounding player withdrawals. And it would have been embarrassing to have Mickelson win The Open -- and potentially the PGA next week -- and not be an Olympian.Nonetheless, Mickelsons second-place finish moved him to 13th in the world and the fifth-highest-ranked American. With Dustin Johnson and Spieth withdrawing, Mickelson would have qualified for the U.S. had the deadline been extended one week as the top 4 within the top 15 are eligible.The July 11 deadline was always ludicrous, just another in a long line of mistakes as they relate to the golf competition. IGF officials insist they were powerless to change it. Peter Dawson, head of the IGF and former CEO of the R&A, repeatedly lobbied the IOC to move the qualification deadline back one week and was rebuffed.3. If it had been any other year ...Mickelsons score in relation to par at The Open would have won 140 of the 145 played. Only Stenson (-20), Tiger Woods twice (-18 in 2006, -20 in 2000) and Nick Faldo (-18 in 1990) went lower. McIlroy was 17-under in 2014, the same number under par as Mickelson was at Royal Troon with an aggregate of 267.It should be noted that the first 31 Opens were played over just 36 holes and nobody came close to breaking par back then -- if they even looked at it that way. The Open does not note scores in relation to par until 1938. And no one got as low as 10-under-par until 1958.4. And its happened at other majors, tooNot only did Mickelson shoot a score that would have won nearly every other Open, he also did so at the 2015 Masters and the 2001 PGA Championship.Last year at Augusta National, Mickelson and Justin Rose tied for second, four strokes behind Spieth. Their total of 274, 14-under-par would have tied or won 74 of the 80 Masters.At the 2001 PGA, Mickelson finished second behind David Toms, shooting 266, 1 stroke behind Toms 265, which had been the major championship aggregate record until Stenson shot 264 at Royal Troon. Mickelson would have won every other PGA Championship with his score.5. Hey, lets do this some moreCount former Masters champion Trevor Immelman among those who was pining for more golf from Stenson and Mickelson after their 18-hole showdown at Royal Troon.6. The closest observerJim Bones Mackay has caddied for Mickelson the entirety of his professional career, dating just before his pro debut at the 1992 U.S. Open. So it wasnt a surprise that Mackay took Sundays defeat to Stenson nearly as hard as his boss.Afterward, he marveled at the play of Stenson and gave props to the Swede for winning his first major. He also grieved a bit for Mickelson while pointing out the impressiveness of his 17-under-par performance, while also complimenting Mickelsons new coach, who he began working with last fall.You cant say enough about Andrew Getson. Hes been nothing short of phenomenal, Mackay said. Im so glad that Phil found him. He had an unbelievable warm-up session [Sunday]. Similar to Muirfield [2013] where he was hitting the ball so well on the range he just backed off and sat around. He took it to the course and had an incredible ball-striking day on the course. He shot 65 and finished second.The great thing about what he is doing now is he is loving playing. Hes been great. Hes played a lot better this year than even most people would think. If you look at the numbers, hes really, really played well this year. Im happy for him that hes got this kind of game. You can make the argument that this is as good a tournament as Ive seen him play in a long time.Mackay sees nothing about Mickelsons age of 46 holding him back.Not at all, he said. When youre as competitive as Phil is, absolutely not. He was very honest with you guys [the media, on Saturday]. He turned a 77 into 70 and it was amazing. He wasnt feeling it and he felt it [Sunday] and hit a lot of good shots.7. Henrik takes a hit -- sort ofThis is one of those First World problems, and undoubtedly youll never hear him say anything about it, but Open champion Stenson took a financial loss due to the recent Brexit vote which saw the United Kingdom decide to leave the European Union. That caused a big hit on the British pound, which has sunk to its lowest level against the dollar in decades.While the amount to the winner increased to ￡1,175,000 this year -- up about ￡25,000 -- Stenson actually earned less in U.S. dollars than Zach Johnson received last year for his victory at St. Andrews. In U.S. funds, Stenson earned $1,549,590 -- or about $245,100 less than Johnson. Presumably Stenson, who is from Sweden, converts to U.S. dollars because he lives full time in the United States.Stenson undoubtedly cares way more about the Claret Jug, regardless of the amount of the prize money.8. The State of TurnberryDonald Trumps ownership of the Turnberry Resort in Scotland has put the venues future as an Open site in flux, a point that R&A chief Martin Slumbers deftly sidestepped last week by noting that a decision on a future Open there is not imminent.Turnberry was and is part of the pool of courses for the Open Championship, Slumbers said. There are at the moment nine courses, and Turnberry is one of those.With The Open set for Royal Birkdale next year, Carnoustie in 2018 and Portrush in 2019, Turnberry is up for consideration. As Slumbers pointed out, 2020 or 2021 will go to a venue in England, with the other year going to St. Andrews.I had a chance to check out Turnberry last week -- it is roughly 25 miles south of Royal Troon on the Ayrshire coast -- and it would be a shame if the R&A did not go back. It is the most scenic of all the venues, the iconic lighthouse enhanced by a change to holes 9, 10 and 11 that make them a visually appealing part of a course that has undergone an impressive refurbishment.9. The Champion Golfer of the Year Cheap Replica Shoes China . Now tied for second in the league in shootout goals, the 24-year-old likes to see what the opposing goaltender has in store before he ultimately lands on a move. Shoes Wholesale China Market .7 million, one-year contract, a raise of $2.2 million. Wieters had asked for $8.75 million and the Orioles had offered $6. http://www.wholesaleshoes.us.org/ . 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The worlds top two players will square off at the O2 Arena with both the Tour Finals title and the end-of-year world number 1 ranking at stake in a winner-takes-all contest which will bring the tennis season to an amazing climax.The pair had contrasting semis on Saturday, Murray winning an epic three-and-a-half-hour clash against Milos Raonic while Djokovic breezed past Kei Nishikori 6-1 6-1 in just over an hour. And the Serb now has an opportunity to reclaim the top spot in the rankings, Murray having taken over after the Paris Masters a fortnight ago. Watch the winning point as Novak Djokovic beat Kei Nishikori in straight sets Fresh from defeating Nishikori, Djokovic said: I must say that Im very honoured to be part of history.I hear this is the first time in the history of the ATP that the two best players are deciding the rankings in the last match. That is something we should all be conscious of.This is one of the biggest matches we will ever play against each otherI cant expect anything except to really get myself in the right state of mind and try to perform as well as I did tonight. Thats going to be my only goal. Live Tennis: ATP World Tour Finals November 20, 2016, 5:45pm Live on Get Sky Sports Get a Sky Sports pass As I said at the beginning of this tournament, concerning the rankings situation, I actually have things in my hands. I doont need to depend on anybody else.ddddddddddddThats all Ive been focusing on, to be honest, really building my game, getting myself to a higher quality level of tennis in each match.As I progress through the tournament, thats whats happening. Hopefully Ill be able to stick with it and perform as well as I did in my last couple of matches tomorrow. Andy Murray is through to the final of the World Tour Finals after beating Milos Raonic As well as his epic tussle with Raonic, Murray beat Nishikori in a gruelling clash earlier in the week, but Djokovic is not expecting to face a weakened foe.Andy, you cannot take anything away from what he did in the last four, five months, said Djokovic.Yes, we havent played against each other, but his level was phenomenal. He deserves to be in the situation where he is at the moment. Hes No. 1 of the world, and deservedly so.Hes had 20-plus matches won and he got himself out of trouble today because of that confidence. He really has been winning a lot.Im sure, even though he has had a couple of very long matches in the last couple days, I doubt that hes going to feel tired. I know that hes very fit.Hes going to do everything to recover and to be ready for tomorrow.Watch the conclusion of the ATP World Tour Finals live on Sky Sports 3 HD from 5.45pm on Sunday, or follow live on skysports.com/tennis and the Sky Sports app. Watch NOW TV Watch Sky Sports for just ￡6.99. No contract. Also See: Murrays climb to greatness World No 1 permutations One of the best matches ever Thiem is a future major winner ' ' '