Article: Nipping at Tiger's heels; Even Phil Mickelson says Tiger Woods is a player for the ages, but at Augusta, Lefty has the game and the past success to confidently challenge him.(SPORTS)(Jim Souhan)

Byline: Jim Souhan; Staff Writer

Augusta, Ga. -- Phil Mickelson and Tiger Woods have turned the hallowed grounds near the Butler Cabin into a "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy" episode, taking turns helping the other don a garish green jacket.

As the 2007 Masters begins this morning, improbably pristine Augusta National represents not only the most familiar great golf course in the world, but the one place where Mickelson and Woods' sporadic rivalry resonates.

This is the one major tournament where Mickelson has counterpunched the presumptive greatest golfer of all time, the place where the famous "Mickelson flop shot" is a reference to his ...

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