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Tiger Woods tips ONE player to succeed at the US Open: That short game is off the charts!

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Tiger Woods tips ONE player to succeed at the US Open: 'That short game is off the charts! — Woods tees off at the US Open this week, an event he didnt play in 2017 due to injury (Picture: Getty)

Tiger Woods has highlighted rival contender Phil Mickelson as someone who is more than capable of finally winning the US Open this weekend.

Mickelson, the current world No. 20, needs just a US Open triumph to complete the career Grand Slam.

And while Woods himself is set to tee off at Shinnecock on Thursday, he believes his fellow countryman has the ability to finally claim a US Open trophy.

Phils won umpteen tournaments all around the world, and hes finished second in this event six times, Woods said.

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I mean, of all the events, you would think that this would be the one that he would have, the least chance to win because of the way hes driven it for most of his career.

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But that short game of his is off the charts. And, a U.S. Open is about wedging it. It really is.

I mean, you can spray it a little bit here and there, but youve got to be able to get it up and down from 100 yards. Were all going to face it.

And hes been one of the best of all time at doing that, and so hes given himself — hes made some of the more difficult pars that you have to make to win this Championship