Phil Contemplating PING Wedge Switch...

Tim Rosaforte reports a couple of not entirely shocking but still intriguing items from Phil's Sunday practice round at Torrey Pines. The first, that he toured the course "with short-game instructor Dave Stockton by his side," and "two Ping Eye 2 wedges tucked inside the Callaway bag over his shoulder." He's also been hanging out at the Callaway test center...

While there, Mickelson prepped a set of irons he says are actually a step forward from conservative V-grooves he used last year. That, along with the use of a new Callaway ball, had Mickelson backing up 9-iron approach shots out of the Torrey Pines rough on Sunday.

"Spin won't be a problem," Mickelson said. "I'll actually have more spin than last year."

A far cry from the USGA hostility of a few weeks ago. Those darned Callaway engineers!

Still left to be determined is whether Mickelson will put the two Ping Eye 2 wedges in play in his first tournament round Thursday. After reading about John Daly and Dean Wilson using ths same wedges at last week's Sony Open, Mickelson dug a few out of his garage and brought them to Callaway, where they were bent from 60 to 64 degrees, and adjusted the soles. But the player is still evaluating player sentiment about the Ping loophole, wondering whether it falls into the spirit of the new groove rule.

Ahhh...testing the old PR waters.

Ladies and gentlemen, your thoughts on whether Phil should cheat or not? I mean, take advantage of the legal loophole or not? Err, I mean, play PING or Callaway wedges this week?