FARMINGDALE, N.Y. With his chances for a second PGA Championship title dashed, Phil Mickelson is already turning his attention to next months U.S. Open.Mickelson was a runner-up at Bethpage in both the 2002 and 2009 U.S. Opens, but he has struggled to get much going this week on the Black Course. While rounds of 69-71 left Mickelson at even par through 36 holes, he stumbled to a third-round 76 that included nine bogeys.It means that Mickelsons next chance for a sixth major title will come at Pebble Beach, as he looks to round out the elusive final leg of the career Grand Slam. His record includes six runner-up finishes in the event, most recently in 2013, and Mickelson finished T-4 in 2010 when the tournament was last held at Pebble.Mickelson will turn 49 on the day of the final round next month, and the historical significance of a potential victory isnt lost on him.
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Theres not much I could do right now that would do anything to redefine my career, but theres one thing I could do, and that would be to win a U.S. Open, Mickelson said. So if I were to do that, it would change the way I view my career because there are only, what, five guys that have ever won all the majors. And you have to look at those guys differently.The five to complete the career Grand Slam include Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus and most recently Tiger Woods. Jordan Spieth, who started the third round at Bethpage in a tie for second, would join the exclusive group with a PGA title.Mickelson already has a win this year at Pebble Beach, capturing the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am for his 44thcareer win. While the course will play far differently in USGA hands in June than it did under PGA Tour discretion in February, he still believes the style of play required will give him a better chance than some other future tournament venues.Were on a golf course at Pebble where you really dont need to hit a lot of drivers, and you need to putt poa annua greens very well with a lot of break, which is something Ive done well, Mickelson said. It lessens my weakness, which is hitting fairways. It makes that not quite as important because you dont have to hit drivers there.
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Defending champion Daniel Berger hardily got a mention in the first two rounds of the FedEx St. Jude Classic. Then the 24-year-old Berger posted back-to-back 4-under-par 66s on the weekend to repeat as champion at TPC Southwind in Memphis, Tenn., beating Charl Schwartzel and Whee
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Jordan Spieth was cruising along at the Sony Open, 4 under through 16 holes after a rocky start to his round when the bottom dropped out of his day. Jordan Spieth (69) derailed by quadruple bogey
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Coming into the back nine, Russell Henley was staring a missed cut directly in the face. He double-bogeyed the 10th, then bogeyed the 14th, he was basically already packing his bags to watch the tournament from home this weekend. Then he steps up on 15 and puts it in an eagle putt from 82 feet away. Let me say that again: eighty-two feet.
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He opened his day with a 40-footer for birdie at the 10 th hole and needed just 25 putts on Bethpage's Poa greens, on his way to an early advantage. For Koepka, his newfound confidence on the
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Watson closed it on Sunday by taking down Thomas, 3 and 2, in the semifinals before dominating fellow Georgia alum Kevin Kisner, 7 and 6, in the scheduled 18-hole final match. Watson claimed his
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Editor's Note: The blog is still rebooting from the PGA Show. In the meantime, to prime you for the Farmers in two week at Torrey, here's a re-post of a piece I did last year about Billy Horschel's practice round. This piece spurred then-record traffic for my blog that week.
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