The only time he takes out his driver is when he has a fairway the size of a football field or he’s trying to play catchup. Any time he has a lead or there’s a chance, he takes out an iron or fairway wood. If he was confident enough in his game to go for it, I’d respect him more, and that’s why I like Phil, even though it’s cost him before.
Also, people like Phil because if you’ve ever seen tiger in person, he’s really jacked and you can’t really tell that on TV. Phil represents the notion that golf is great because anyone in any shape can be good at it, like John Daly.