NBC Sports had a teleconference today with the NBC golf team, led by Johnny Miller.

And Miller, not surprisingly, had the line of the day. Talking about how, in his view, Tiger Woods' swing has become more Ben Hoganesque, Miller said of Woods' coach, Hank Haney:

That was the highlight for me. One of the lowlights was what Gary Koch had to say about Phil Mickelson:

I don't mean to single out Koch, whose announcing I very much enjoy. He's probably right in this assessment, too.

What bugs me is that all anyone can seem to talk about with Mickelson is how he might screw up at any minute. It's like they're talking about some journeyman.

Helloooooo. People. Remind yourselves of something: Phil has won 30 times on the PGA Tour. Yes, he crashes and burns every so often. But he also wins a lot, too.

In fact, Mickelson has won more in his career (a career that's still going strong) than did Lee Trevino, Tommy Armour or Johnny Miller.

Mickelson has more PGA Tour wins than Gary Player. More than Raymond Floyd, Lanny Wadkins, Greg Norman or Nick Price. More than Hale Irwin, Ben Crenshaw, Curtis Strange or Tom Kite.

He's got more wins than Davis Love III. Mickelson has twice as many wins as Fred Couples. And he has twice as many PGA Tour wins as Ernie Els.

Phil Mickelson is a helluva golfer. We notice him crashing and burning - and make such a big deal out of it - mostly because he's in contention so often.

If Mickelson had played in the post-Tom Watson, pre-Tiger Woods time period - the time period in which the biggest winners on the PGA Tour were Norman and Price, Strange and Couples - he would have dominated.

Let's not let his occasional foibles cause us to forget how great a golfer Phil Mickelson is.