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"You can probably get away with probably three holes where you'd have to hit driver," Lee Westwood said.
Perhaps the greatest testament to the variety of winners at The Players Championship is that Mickelson will try to become the first player in 35 years - this is the 27th year at the Stadium Course - to successfully defend his title.
Mickelson was asked why it has been so hard on defending champions.
"Until this year?" he said to laughter. "I don't know. I have no idea."
If anyone is a favorite at The Players, it would be Mickelson based on the trophy in his possession and his No. 2 world ranking. Of the top 25 players in the world at Sawgrass this week, only Mickelson and third-ranked Scott have won this tournament.
Not having Woods around helps only slightly.
"He's giving us a little bit of a break at the moment," said Scott, two weeks removed from a playoff victory in the EDS Byron Nelson Championship. "Still, there's so many good players here this week that I think your percentages are only just a little bit better."
